The Bush administration’s attempt to fashion for itself the sole role of ruler and victor in post-war Iraq is meeting growing domestic and international opposition. 
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Apr 19, 2003
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In seizing control of Iraq, the Bush administration has brought devastation to this ancient land, closing its eyes to the human toll and destruction in this “cradle of human civilization.”
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In an effort to help mobilize and organize its members for action, the Communist Party is calling an emergency national conference, “The Crisis in Healthcare and the Fightback,” set for New York City on May 17 and 18.
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NEW YORK – Jessica Morton stopped. “Please – give me a few copies of your leaflet. I want to give them to the folks in my office,” she said to Ruth Benz, a member of the War Resisters League’s (WRL) Tax Day picket line at the Internal Revenue Service office in midtown Manhattan.
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News Analysis
When the anti-war activists were attacked with rubber bullets, sting grenades and tear gas at a peace demonstration at the Port of Oakland, many political observers and activists said that it was a clear message that no protests would be allowed at the port.
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PITTSBURGH – Steelworkers at National Steel voted April 11 to strike to save their union, pensions, and health care if a bankruptcy court voids their collective bargaining agreement and pension benefits.
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LOS ANGELES – State legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses won the support of the Los Angeles City Council recently and passed through the state Senate Transportation Committee April 2. The latter is the first step in an effort to revive a bill that has become a litmus test for Governor Gray Davis (D) in the Latino community.
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WASHINGTON, DC: ‘Bring the troops home, now’ / SAN FRANCISCO: Halt first strike / SARASOTA, Fla.: Peace activists sit in at Harris Office / FORT WORTH, Texas: Machinists shut down Lockheed Martin / RALEIGH (County), W.V.: Coal Miner’s daughter fights Massey Energy
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News Analysis
We currently live in extremely challenging times and it doesn’t look like it will become easier anytime soon.
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AUSTIN – The right wing’s drive to slash government services in Texas ran into stiff resistance when about 2,000 workers converged here April 9. They gathered to tell state leaders that Texas can’t afford cuts to the vital services provided by public agencies and their employees.
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