Dec 21, 2002

CHICAGO – Growing opposition to President Bush’s plans for war with Iraq was again revealed by the enthusiastic response to an anti-war resolution submitted to the Chicago City Council in early December. If the resolution is approved, Chicago will be one of the growing number of towns and cities to approve an anti-war statement.

Stop the Bush-Cheney coup in Venezuela / Peace on earth?

Movie reviews


Real Women Have Curves

Far From Heaven

OAKLAND, California – Mientras el contrincante principal republicano Arnold Schwarzenegger domina las ondas radiales, los sindicatos y otros movimientos populares están uniendo sus fuerzas para oponerse a la elección especial de destitución al gobernador de California el 7 de octubre.

Progressive Cinema


Our series on the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival will continue in January. This week, we’re taking a break to offer you some tips on finding films from last year’s Festival.

LOS ANGELES – The Longshore Division Caucus of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union overwhelmingly approved the tentative agreement signed by the ILWU negotiating committee and the Pacific Maritime Association on Dec. 12.

South Korea: Crowds mourn two girls killed by U.S. vehicle /
South Africa: COSATU celebrates anniversary /
Germany: Public workers threaten strike /
Mexico: Workers seize factory /
New Zealand: Maori health worker wins compensation

TEL AVIV – Indicative of the political strategy of the Sharon regime is the systematic robbery of archival material. 20 year ago, in the Lebanon capital Beirut, temporarily occupied by the Israeli army under "Defense Minister" Sharon, the Palestinian Institute of Culture and Statistics was emptied by Sharon’s troops, all the documents and files, as well as works of art, had been confiscated and shipped to Israel. No one knows what has become of it.

An interview: Stewart Acuff, AFL-CIO organizing director


In a recent issue of Work in Progress, the AFL-CIO announced that its 66 affiliated unions had added 216,585 new members since Jan. 1, far short of the 400,000 needed to counter membership declines due to retirements and job losses.


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