Hotel Workers Declare Victory
San Francisco hotel workers announce that their union, UNITE HERE Local 2, has reached agreement on a new contract with the city's leading hotels.
What cops already know: Tasers are unsafe
Probably the most compelling argument to date that the use of Tasers should be banned is the fact that several large police departments have now prohibited testing them on fellow officers during training exercises.
38 US Reps for Bush Impeachment Review
US Rep. Steve Rothman (D-NJ) became the 38th Member of the US Congress officially listed as a supporter of H. Res. 635, a bill which could lead to recommendations to impeach President Bush.
Pride at Work Convention Ramps Up Call for Change
Nearly 200 members and allies of Pride at Work, AFL-CIO (PAW) met for its national convention this past weekend.
The Havana Summit: The Nations of the South Revived
The Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) being held in Havana this week may well represent a key moment in the revival and reorganization of the unity of the nations of the South as an international political force to be reckoned with, thereby influencing the decisions of international organizations.
Palestinian Factions Welcome Agreement on National Unity Government
In a statement to the press on Monday, President Abbas said that 'an agreement has been reached with the Prime Minister Ismail Haniya regarding the political program of the coming national unity government.'
Book Review: Fiasco, by Thomas Ricks
THIS big book on the US-led occupation of Iraq is written by the Washington Post's senior Pentagon correspondent, who, until the end of 1999, covered the US military for the Wall Street Journal.
Japan: Peace Groups Say No to US Nuke Test
Japanese peace organizations on August 30 staged a protest in front of the U.S. embassy in Tokyo against a U.S. subcritical nuclear test called 'Unicorn' to be conducted at the Nevada Test Site.
Immigrants' Rights March
A march of 5000 people in San Francisco, protesting bills in the US Congress which would criminalize immigrant status and violate the rights of immigrants, and calling for legalization of the undocumented.
Dedicating September 11th to Bush
George W. Bush is an ordinary human being, in fact a quite stupid one. So are all of his handlers. They are ordinary people, and we have the power, should we choose to use it, to throw them out of our public housing.
