National Clips
ATLANTA: Court of public opinion frees Marcus Dixon / WOODVILLE, Miss.: Land dispute = lynching? / WASHINGTON, D.C.: Harassment of U.S. Muslims skyrockets / LEBANON, Tenn.: Racism around the Cracker Barrel / KALAMAZOO, Mich.: Workers, peace activists line I-94 to protest Bush
Fight for voter paper trail heats up
CLEVELAND – Ohio voters are becoming increasingly concerned about the security of some of the new electronic voting machines (EVMs), especially those manufactured by the Diebold company.
Health crisis hits kids
When you have over 40 million people without any health insurance at all – and another 70 million with limited and poor coverage – while suffering is widespread, some categories of people are at greater risk.
Leonard Peltier struggles on for freedom
After 28 years, the courts still won’t correct the wrongs of the past. On April 19 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals’ denial of Leonard Peltier’s request to be considered for parole, despite the Circuit Court’s recognition that the government indisputably engaged in misconduct in the prosecution of Peltier.
National Clips
HOOVER, Ala.: Residents defend immigrant workers / NAPLES, Fla.: Bush “green” policy puts profits first / SPRINGFIELD, Mass.: Defies ‘Drug Lords, Inc.,’ saves $2 million / WASHINGTON, D.C.: Corporations break the law, get a contract in Iraq
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Gearing up for the elections
LOS ANGELES – “California must defeat Bush by an overwhelming majority,” said Jarvis Tyner, executive vice-chair of the Communist Party USA, “and we must say to the Terminator (Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger): Bush is now and you’re next!”
Health care: HR 676: Everybody in, nobody out!
WASHINGTON – “Health care in the U.S. is racist, sexist and discriminates against the poor.”
No recovery for state budgets
A big untold story in the emerging economic “recovery” is the precarious position of many state budgets.
N.Y.C. Students defend open admissions
NEW YORK – The City College of New York (CCNY) celebrated the 35th anniversary of the open admissions policy in the City University of New York (CUNY) here April 22. CCNY is part of the CUNY system.
Republican PAC fined for illegal money scam
AUSTIN, Texas – The Federal Election Committee has fined the Republican National Congressional Committee $280,000 for illegally channeling corporate funds to finance “attack ads” against Democratic congressional candidates during the 2000 elections.
