December

Economic Summit Is Cover for Destroying Social Security

Bush's all out public relations effort to dismantle Social Security is fooling no one. Also, check out other worker news.

Oh the Humanity! Baseball Stymied in Bid for Free DC Stadium

After the Washington, DC city council demanded that Major League Baseball pay half the cost of building a new stadium there, many in the sports world decided it was the crime of the century.

The Buck Doesn't Have To Stop Here

America's lowest paid workers obviously need a raise. So why are Bush and the Republicans do everything to block one?

Putin Making the Trains Run on Time?

New Times writer Nicholas Kristof recently imagined a fascist Russia would be better than the old Soviet Union. Here, he is taken to task for this dangerously naive notion.

Spreading Democracy: The World's Most Dangerous Ideas

The claim of 'spreading democracy' seems to be a cover for aggression and domination.

Iraq: A Bitter Lesson

Democracy cannot be imposed by military force. But, then again, democracy isn't what Bush's war on Iraq is all about, is it?

Bamboozled: Destruction of Social Security Would Harm Black Communities

Not only is Social Security privatization a scam, but it is a racist scam that will likely mean African American families will be among the hardest hit.

One Year After Saddam's Capture

This editorial ponders the claims of th eBush administration about the success of the Iraq war one year after capturing Saddma Hussein. Who's better off?

Castro and Chávez promote Bolivarian alternative for the Americas

Castro and Chávez announce an alternative to the Bush NAFTA on steroids FTAA proposal.

Protections needed for workers who unionize

Employers often threaten or try to intimidate workers who organize unions to protect their rights in the workplace.

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