Thousands to March for Peace Oct. 27
United for Peace and Justice, the largest antiwar coalition in America, has announced plans for 11 peace marches to take place around the nation on Oct. 27.
Chavez Points to Bush Policies as Cause of High Oil Prices
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said U.S. foreign policy is in part responsible for soaring oil prices and predicted that crude will continue its upward spiral rapidly closing in on the 100 US dollars per barrel benchmark.
Autoworkers Versus the Media, an Interview with John Wojcik
Certainly in its coverage of the negotiations between the autoworkers and the Big Three, the media's coverage has been generally skewed to favor the interests and aims of the companies, while disparaging the workers as either irresponsible or ignorant of their best interests.
A Message from Fidel to Bush
Your genocidal blockade, your support for terrorism, your murderous Cuban Adjustment Act, your wet-foot/dry-foot policy, your protection of the worst terrorists in this hemisphere, your unjust punishment of the five Cuban heroes who exposed the danger posed to U.S. citizens and those of other countries of dying in mid-flight, must all end.
Georgia: State House Committee Reviews Eyewitness Identification Procedures
A bipartisan Georgia House of Representatives study panel on reforming eyewitness identification procedures held the third in a series of hearings on Monday, October 22, 2007.
Deep Ambivalence Toward Nuclear Energy and Clean Coal as Climate Change Responses
I remain deeply uncertain and even ambivalent regarding their desirability and ultimate effectiveness. Nuclear and clean coal energies are the logical next technological steps in the progression of human dominance of the Earth.
Repeat Offender Smithfield Sues Union
Meatpacking giant Smithfield Foods is suing the United Food and Commercial Workers, the union that many Smithfield workers have chosen to represent them in their unionizing efforts at the company.
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House Republicans Cheer as S-CHIP Override Vote Fails by a Dozen Votes
Hard line Republicans in the House of Representative last week applauded themselves after blocking an effort to override George W. Bush's veto of a children's health care bill by a margin of about a dozen votes.
Getting Hospitals to Recycle
Getting a large institution or corporation on board with recycling is no easy job, especially when you are starting from scratch.
