Call for Nuclear Disarmament at UN
HAVANA, Cuba, May 5 (acn) Alejandro Moreno, Cuba’s Ambassador to the United Nations, said that the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) believes the opportunity to achieve nuclear disarmament is within sight, after the issue was ignored for a long time by some of the most important countries.
Stamp Out Hunger: Join Letter Carriers Food Drive Saturday
With U.S. unemployment at 8.5 percent in March, the highest rate in 25 years—and expected to get even worse when April’s figures are released this week—the Letter Carriers (NALC) annual national food drive on Saturday comes at one of the most critical times in its 17-year history.
Public Health Care Option is About Choice
'Give the American people the choice,' said former DNC Chair Howard Dean May 4th during a nationwide online discussion about the need for a public option as part of this year's drive for health care reform.
NGO Expulsions from Sudan Leave Significant Healthcare Gaps in Darfur
NAIROBI, 4 May 2009 (IRIN) - The expulsion of 13 international NGOs (INGOs) operating in the western Sudan region of Darfur has left gaps in health coverage, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO) as 12 of them provided health and nutrition services to about 1.1 million people.
An Even Worse Bybee Memo
Jay Bybee wrote another memo that nobody has noticed, one purporting to authorize crimes far worse than torture, the same crimes the torture was itself intended to create false justifications for.
Climate Change – Act Now
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Hobart on April 30 signed on to the federal government’s paltry National Renewable Energy Target (RET) and agreed to exemptions of up to 90 percent for the most intensive emitters of green house gases where these are export-related.
The Kentucky Derby: Seabiscuit Meets Syriana
Some folks think the Kentucky Derby is one of the sports world's signature events, where horses are athletes to be appreciated for their power and beauty. Others consider the so-called sport of kings ostentatious nonsense, cruel to the animals and one more occasion for the super-rich to throw their money around.
Postal Workers and Paper Dust
One of the drawbacks to the increasing mechanization of postal facilities is the increase in paper dust. The machines doing the grunt work loosen the dust and send it airborne where workers can breathe it in copiously.
Georgia to Benefit from Federal Stimulus Money
ATLANTA - Soon after President Barack Obama took the oath of office, US Congress passed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), sweeping legislation designed to stimulate a deeply troubled economy.
May Day Marches in Bay Area
Hundreds of people rally and march through the streets of San Francisco and Oakland in the rain to celebrate May Day, demand rights and legal status for immigrants, and honor the contributions of working people.
