archives for 1996

1996 articles previously featured on the
People's Weekly World page.

• Gus Hall, 1995: A turning point year.
• Les Bayless, Federal workers say: "Let us work."
• William Pomeroy, French workers strike.

• Les Bayless & Fred Gaboury Snowed: Blizzards & budgets pound America's Homeless.
• Joe Sims, CPUSA on TV: millions watched, hundreds called.
• Barbara Jean Hope Strength for the struggle: the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Tim Wheeler, Strikers say 'no way' - janitors strike 1,363 NYC buildings.
• Phil E. Benjamin, French and US workers can learn from each other.
• Emil Shaw, US History points to 'Bill of Rights Socialism.'

• Les Bayless, Labor pickets 'gang of 73' - Unions target first term Republicans.
• Fred Gaboury, State of Black America: 'Bad geting worse.'
• Judith LeBlanc, Communists gear up for 26th National Convention.

• Gus Hall, We need a bigger Communist Party to defeat the 'Contract on America' in '96.
• Denise Winebrenner, Union vows war on tire maker Bridgestone/Firestone.
• Special to the World, La Raza issues for 1996.

• Tim Wheeler, 'Contract on children:' Seniors and Girl Scouts line up against cuts.
• Virginia Warner Brodine, GOP has 'Contract' against the environment.
• Gus Hall, Fighting Racism - The Communist view.

• Fred Gaboury, America Needs a raise: AFL-CIO launches campaign to raise minimum wage and create jobs.
• Tim Wheeler, Buchanan's neo-Nazi links exposed.
• Gus Hall, Fighting racism (part 2): Class struggle against the common enemy.

• Fred Gaboury, Labor weighs in against the right.
• Tim Wheeler, Violence against Cuba leads to downing of planes.
• Les Bayless & Rey Johnjulio, On the road: Building the Communist Party in the South.

• Fred Gaboury, 'No' to company greed - labor community groups picket.
• Tim Wheeler, Toward a mass party - Communist Party's 26th National Convention calls for 'bigger, bolder' CPUSA.
• Les Bayless & Tim Wheeler, Delegates and guests give thumbs up to CP convention.

• Fred Gaboury, Strike cripples GM: 75,000 idled, cost GM $250 million per week.
• Gus Hall, It's still the economy!
• To fight the good fight: Scenes from the 26th National Convention of the Communist Party, USA (three articles).

• Fred Gaboury, Hour of the power: Labor Council calls for one hour protest action.
• Julia Lutsky, Haiti sweatshops: Your taxes at work.
• Pat Barile, Shorter hours key to creating jobs.

• Fred Gaboury & Les Bayless, Labor mobilizes to defeat the GOP.
• Tim Wheeler, GM workers strike a blow for all workers.
• Mary Licht, Rebel Girl: The revolutionary life and work of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.

• Tim Wheeler, Dick, Bob & Newt - The best Congress money can buy.
• Paul Kaczocha, Workers warned company on safety before explosion killed three.
• Special to the PWW: Outrage, protest follow beating of immigrants.

• Evelina Alarcon, Californians protest brutality against immigrant workers.
• Juan Lopez, Defending affirmative action, immigrant rights and fighting the ultraright.
• Special to the PWW: Cuba solidarity fast continues into 50th day.

• Hans Lebrecht, Israel's aggression vs Lebanon - is this the end of the peace process?
• Rick Nagin, LTV - War on the floor.
• Marilyn Bechtel, 50,000 march in S.F. against the ultra-right.

• Fred Gaboury, "Dump the Gingrich gang!" Service Employees cheer call for defeat of GOP in Nov.
• Special to the World: Communist leader runs for Mayor of Eugene Oregon.
• Hans Lebrecht, Protest against Israeli bombing spreads.

• Evelina Alarcon, AFL - CIO tells politicians: A raise or else!
• Iowa World Bureau, Iowa students to wear union label.
• Fred Gaboury & Victor Perlo, NAFTAmath - two years later.

• Evelina Alarcon, Healthcare workers fight back in California.
• Eileen Reardon, Autoworker runs for Congress in Buffalo.
• Norm Weber, Cleveland labor: All out to beat the Republicans.

• Fred Gaboury, "Let's go to Washington" - Stand for children rally.
• W.A. Halabi, Gasoline prices: up, up and away.
• Clara Jorgenson, The lost agenda: rural and farm programs.

• Les Bayless, Dennis DeMaio & Chris Lindberg, We're working longer for less.
• World Combined Sources, Outrage over rash of Black church fires.
• Bob Anderson & Sharon Williams, Take a stand with the women of Mitsubishi.

• Fred Gaboury, Hundreds of thousands stand for children.
• Special to the World, Young Communist Leage on the move.
• Evelina Alarcon, LA County Labor Federation elects first Mexican-American.

• Fred Gaboury & Tim Wheeler, 250,000 stand for children "cuts hurt!"
• World Combined Sources, McDonnell Douglas machinists walk off job.
• Hans Lebrecht, Benjamin Netanyahu and the Mideast peace process.

• Tim Wheeler, 5,000 march on Wall St. "Give us a raise!" AFL-CIO vows to "take from you what you've taken from us!"
• Keith Mitchell, Feds finally "get tough" in church arson probe.
• Wally Kaufman and Fred Gaboury, Don't say LPA - it's the Labor Party now!

• Tim Wheeler, Fighting the fires: Pastors appeal for solidarity to stop Klan arson.
• Julia Lutsky, Cuba: A long day's journey into the future.
• Fred Gaboury, "Livable wage" scores victory, picks up steam.

• Les Bayless, Helms' last hurrah? Coalition support gives Gantt a good chance to oust GOP.
• Fred Gaboury, Scab plane crashes on test flight, kills pilot.
• Gus Hall, New unity will lead to victory over the ultra-right.

• Smear tactics, exposure of Militias show danger on the right: Access book linked to Dole campaign operative.
• Keith Mitchell, New York police brutality slammed at Bronx demo.
• Scott Marshall, Talk on the street in Moscow - How do Russians say capitalism? "Nyet!"

• Les Bayless and Fred Gaboury, Senate passes minimum wage hike: GOP dealt major election year setback.
• Tim Wheeler A U.S. Communist returns to Hanoi - Vietnam: united, building toward socialism.
• Fred Gaboury and Rich Giovanoni Detroit: News unfit to print. . .or buy. . .or write. . .or haul.

• Tim Wheeler, "Fires of hate" kindle national fightback: Leaders vow to end racist wave of church arson.
• Daniel Vila, Puerto Ricans march for national identity.
• Special to the World, "We can move thousands into action!" - Elected officials, labor leaders call for coalitions against right wing at People's Weekly World L.A. awards brunch.

• Fred Gaboury and Tim Wheeler, Welfare bill threatens one million children: Child advocates, labor leaders demand veto.
• Hans Lebrecht, Israel's working people fight anti-labor measures.
• Tim Wheeler, The tightening farm belt: Corporate greed and government neglect threaten to starve the folks "who feed us all."

• Fred Gaboury and Les Bayless, Clinton urged to veto GOP welfare bill: Clinton says he will sign - allies renew veto push.
• Tim Wheeler, COMMENTARY: Atlanta bomb can't extinguish people's Olympic spirit.
• Herb Kaye, Steel industry boosting profits, squeezing labor.

• Tim Wheeler, Union conventions target GOP for defeat: Teachers vow fight.
• Denise Winebrenner, Steelworkers take aim for November.
• Gus Hall, National Chairman, Communist Party USA, Commentary: U.S. capitalism breeds terrorism.
• Fred Gaboury, The unkindest cut of all ... Welfare bill reflects government turning from war on poverty to make war on the poor.

• Marilyn Bechtel, AFL-CIO challenges GOP at convention: Labor's message counters slick TV show in San Diego.
• John Pappademos, McDonnell Douglas strikers gain steam.
• Scott Marshall, Red and rising: Eyewitness report of Volgograd's resistance to capitalism.

• Gus Hall, Chairman of the Communist Party USA, The hidden GOP agenda: Right-wing control of Republican Party stands as a wake-up call to the nation.
• Les Bayless, Dole-Kemp tax plan: Hurt poor to pay rich.
• Marilyn Bechtel, Bay Area formalwear workers win their strike.

• Herb Kaye, Democrats unite to fight the right: Delegates put aside welfare differences to win in November.
• Tim Wheeler, Corporate America keeps Bob on the Dole.
• Herb Kaye, Taking labor's message to the grassroots; Worldexclusive interview with Linda Chavez-Thompson.

• Carl Reinstein, Lasker Smith and Denise Winebrenner, Labor Day 1996: Leading the charge against the ultra-right.
• Lucille Whitney, "New dimension" in Bay Area: Labor/Neighbor action.
• Tim Wheeler, Smoking Guns: Iran-Contra resurfaces, CIA gun runners linked to cocaine trafficking.
• Special to the World, U.S. attacks on Iraq spell "oil imperialism."

• Daniel Vila, UNITE continues the fight v. brand name sweat shops.
• Marilyn Bachtel, Ballot measures key in California elections.
• Tim Wheeler, Mike Davidow 1913 - 1996.

• Judy Johnson, Cleveland teachers beat union busters.
• Tim Wheeler, CIA drug peddling revelations spark protests.
• Young Communist League, USA, Don't let it happen! Say no to Gingrich and Dole.

• Tim Wheeler, Drug agent: "I saw the CIA load the cocaine."
• Herb Kaye, First step: "Defeat the GOP ultra-right" - PUSH & Rainbow.
• Young Communist League, USA, Don't let it happen! Say no to Gingrich and Dole.

• Tim wheeler, Protest grows worldwide against Israeli policies.
• Evelina Alarcon, South Central LA demands justice on CIA/drug scandal.
• Special to the World, PA labor supports capitol sit-in by homeless.

• Daniel Vila, Standing together for immigrants rights: Washington march for equality.
• Denise Winebrenner, Wheeling Pitt strike: "For our kids, our future."
• Tim Wheeler, CIA dirty dealing - they're nothing new.

• Tim Wheler, Immigrant March demands rights: leaders vow to mobilize voters.
• Fred Gaboury, Canadian auto workers tell GM: "We own the work."
• Northern California Bureau, AFL-CIO's Sweeny urges big voter turnout.

• Tim Wheeler, The big vote: AFL-CIO pledged to election win.
• William Pomeroy, European workers defend welfare state.
• John Halabi, Communist candidate at Bronx forum.

• Fred Gaboury, Vote! Labor leads push for turnout to oust GOP.
• Barbara Jean Hope, Study shows this election is life-or-death for African Americans.
• Tim Wheeler, Campaiging against the corporate agenda.

• Fred Gaboury, Election '96: Labor holds the line.
• Tim Wheeler, The global pillage: Whose "world economy" is it, anyway?
• Julia Lutsky, The top 200 corporations: bigger than big.

• Statement of the National Board of the the Communist Party USA, 1996 Elections: the struggle continues.
• Tim Wheeler, Texaco boycott targets big oil racism.
• Herb Kaye, Tire boycott flattens Bridgestone/Firestone.

• Evelina Alarcon, Loretta Sanchez defeats ultra right-wing Dornan in Cal.
• Rick Nagin, Kucinich win shows labor's political power.
• Tim Wheeler, Wimpy.

• Daniel Vila, Farm Workers union to organize strawberry workers.
• Special to the World, ACLU files lawsuit to block Cal.'s Prop. 209.
• Fred Gaboury, "The State of Black America 1996:" bad and getting worse.

• Victor Perlo, New attacks on living standards.
• Tim Wheeler, The cuban people defend and build their revolution.
• Gus Hall, After the '96 elections - challenges facing the Communist Party.

• Fred Gaboury, Santa in seatshop protest; Sweeney goes to jail at Yale.
• Les Bayless, Clinton "security team" signals more of the same.
• Joe Bernick, Prison labor: source of superprofits.

• Fred Gaboury & Wally Kaufman, Unions bring cheer to steel strikers.
• Gus Hall & Jarvis Tyner, CPUSA replies to slander in NY Times.
• Daniel Vila, The real Disney world - it's in Haiti.