It’s the “Social” in Social Security That I’ve Been Working For
In 1981, in Chile, a group of economic advisors promoted a social security privatization program much like the one being pushed by the Bush administration...After 23 years, the program has resulted in...millions of Chilean people with little or nothing to show for their decades of hard work and “contributions”.
Our Rosetta Stone
'...it is the September 2001 New York and Washington attacks and deaths – and the subsequent reaction of the American government – that suddenly and radically challenges, twists, and changes the meaning of words like freedom, justice, fairness, equality, democracy, truth, torture, liberation, and God...Today, we are witness to a fight over who owns our words and what they mean.'
Concrete Steps to Nuclear Disarmament
There is still strong criticism of this treaty for its inequality in allowing the five nuclear-weapons states to maintain nuclear weapons while prohibiting other parties to the treaty from possessing such weapons.
Trade with and travel to Cuba would serve US interests
IMPORTANT US business and popular organizations have initiated a campaign to demonstrate that revoking the ban on travel to Cuba would promote US interests.
Cover the Uninsured, but What's the Program?
The lack of access to health care coverage is growing and it may be costing lives, says recent analysis provided by the University of Maryland and the Urban Institute.
Statement from Protestant Leaders: 'Congress Should Reject This Budget'
In response to the FY 2006 Budget Conference Report to be considered by Congress, five mainline protestant leaders issued the following statement.
