AHA Deceives Residents, Prepares Evictions without HUD Approval
Having moved up the demolition dates of three family projects serving mostly poor, Black families, Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) has begun notifying residents of their eviction plans and are deceiving them in the process.
Venezuela Continues to Warm US Homes
Venezuela continues its program to help low-income US families get through the cold winter season. This year’s heating oil donation plan began Wednesday in a poor neighborhood in the US capital.
US Celebrities Oppose Bush Policy on Cuba
More than 500 artists, writers and scholars from the United States have signed on to a letter to President Bush requesting he put an end to the nearly half-century blockade against Cuba and stop impeding cultural exchange between the two nations.
Mexican Attorney General: Trafficking of people in Yucatan Encouraged by US laws
Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina said on December 19 that mafioso networks in Miami linked to drug trafficking also control the trafficking of “undocumented Cubans” carried out from within Mexico with the complicity of criminals in that country.
Japan: End ‘Sympathy Budget’ for Stationing of US Forces
In drafting the next fiscal year’s military budget, the Japanese government is discussing with the U.S. government to what extent Japan will bear the cost of the stationing of U.S. forces in Japan – the so-called “sympathy budget.”
Bush Admin. Snubs Gas Emission Goals
As expected, the US on Monday rejected the greenhouse gas emissions goals agreed upon by industrialized nations for negotiations on a new 2012 climate agreement.
Vick Behind Bars
Chilling. That's the only way to describe Michael Vick's 23 month sentence for admitting he bankrolled the 'Bad Newz Kennels' dogfighting operation and helped kill the dogs that couldn't perform.
Georgia State House Committee Releases Draft of Eyewitness ID Bill
A bipartisan Georgia House of Representatives study panel released draft legislation November 29, 2007, that, if eventually passed, would require minimum procedures for enhancing witness identification accuracy.
The War and the Democrats
There are the people's interests and there are the interests of the military industrial complex [MIC] and those who benefit from US imperialism or think they do.
Atlanta City Council Stalls on Housing Task Force Resolution
The Atlanta City Council voted to first amend and then send back to committee a resolution that would have created a Task Force to study the effects of the Atlanta Housing Authority’s (AHA) Quality of Life Initiative on public housing residents.
