Jan 11, 2003

The AFL-CIO jumped into the battle for a meaningful stimulus program on Jan. 6 when it issued its “Agenda to Create Jobs and Lift the Economy.”

Opinion


While most of the country was taken over by the far-right on Election Day in November, Providence, R.I., moved in the opposite direction, as David Segal was elected to the City Council from the First Ward.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released three reports detailing the harm of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. “Fatally Flawed: Cluster Bombs and Their Use by the United States in Afghanistan,” exposes civilian casualties caused by cluster bombs.

El secretario de Justicia, John Ashcroft, está recibiendo fuertes críticas de parte de grupos de derechos civiles y legisladores después de detener a 400 varones iraníes, árabes y musulmanes que se inscribieron voluntariamente con el Servicio de Inmigración el 18 de diciembre en Los Ángeles, California.

Angered by the detention of 400 Iranian, Arab and Muslim men and boys who went voluntarily to register with INS in Los Angeles Dec. 18, lawmakers and civil rights groups are blasting Attorney General John Ashcroft and demanding an end to the new registration program.

Bajo la atenta mirada de los pueblos de América Latina y del mundo, el Partido del Trabajo (PT) de Brasil, y sus aliados, iniciaron este 1 de enero una gran aventura: convertir una esperanza de justicia y democracia participativa, el sueño de una sociedad con igualdad de oportunidades y progreso, en una realidad.

Retreating under intense pressure from South Korea, China and Japan, the Bush administration announced Jan. 7 that they are willing to hold face-to-face talks with government leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The battle over how best to boost a sagging economy became a matter of public debate last week with Democrats in the House of Representatives and President Bush introducing competing plans.

CHICAGO – A spirited crowd of 300 demonstrators braved the bitter cold here to protest President Bush’s drive toward war with Iraq.

PEORIA, Ill. – “Stand Up! Keep Fighting!” was the theme of Illinois Citizen Action Convention here, Dec. 7.