The Republican Party, John McCain and Hurricane Katrina
This week the Republicans have been working hard to promote the idea that they had nothing to do with the disaster following Hurricane Katrina that killed upwards of 2,000 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless.
India's UPA Government Views on Health, Safety and Environment Exposed
In a recent world conference on 'Health, Safety and Environment' held at Seoul, (South Korea) the representatives of the government of India saw that various countries in the world have a documented policy of this important subject.
Gatineau Wal-Mart Goes Union at Last
In a historic breakthrough, nine employees at a store in Gatineau, Quebec, became the only Wal-Mart workers in North America with a union contract, after an arbitrator imposed a collective agreement on August 15.
Minneapolis Sheriff Arrests 3 Journalists
Minneapolis police officers with the Ramsey County Sheriff put the free press in jeopardy Monday Sept. 1st by arresting three journalists while they covered public protests in that city at the opening of the Republican National Convention.
Senator McCain Cuts and Runs
I remember when John McCain cruelly trashed Chelsea Clinton when she was a child in the White House. He told reporters that she was 'ugly' 'because Janet Reno is her father.' Of course, McCain would like us now to accord Palin's daughter the respect he wouldn't give Chelsea.
Sarah Palin: The View from Alaska
'If Palin has two thoughts about foreign policy, she's managed to keep them to herself. Ditto health care. National energy policy. Fiscal policy. You could make a long list, but I'll stop there...'
Obama Reinforces Pro-Worker Pledges
In a video recorded message to supporters Monday, Sept. 1st, Barack Obama expressed his best wishes on this Labor Day and renewed his pledge to have a worker-friendly presidential administration.
Labor Presses Forward on Employee Free Choice Act
To counter a multi-million dollar ad campaign launched by anti-worker groups opposed to the Employee Free Choice Act, a number of unions and labor-backed organizations like American Rights at Work, have launched their own ad campaign promoting the proposed bill.
Labor Day Marks the Beginning of the Campaign for Change
This Labor Day, working people are vowing to increase the struggle to end Bush administration and Republican Party policies that have presided over the second recession in seven years and have failed to bring needed relief.
Going Out the Green Way
Modern western-world burial practices are arguably absurd, all things considered: We pack our dearly departed with synthetic preservatives and encase them in impenetrable coffins meant to defy the natural forces of decomposition that have been turning ashes to ashes and dust to dust for eons.
