Aug 14, 2004

Bloody quagmire / These numbers count

Twenty years ago, I stood before the Democratic Convention in San Francisco, a candidate for the presidency of the United States, to speak of the hopes and dreams of Americans who, lacking voice in their everyday lives as well as the political process, took an apathetic attitude toward voting.

The steady erosion of support for Bush’s ultra-right policies led the Kerry campaign earlier this summer to expand the list of potential “swing states” it believed to be competitive.

The Venceremos Brigade was formed in 1969 as a means of showing solidarity with the Cuban struggle and challenging U.S. policies against that country.

What can the funeral of one of the founders of scientific socialism tell us about an approach to present day realities?

Bookreview

Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union
By Roger Keeran & Thomas Kenny
International Publishers, 2004
Softcover, 230 pp., $14.00

“Every Mother’s Son,” a documentary by Tami Gold and Kelly Anderson based on three instances of police brutality against unarmed young men in New York City, premieres on PBS’ “POV” Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 10 p.m. eastern time.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Community activists and civil rights attorneys flocked to an Aug. 2 public hearing here to challenge the legitimacy of a year-old city ordinance that places sharp and seemingly arbitrary restrictions on what parade marchers or demonstrators can carry with them as they march.

América Latina y el Caribe son hoy el escenario de un intenso y frecuentemente acalorado debate sobre las estrategias que la izquierda debe adoptar para alcanzar el poder.