Aug 28, 2004

Next time you go to Burger King, you may find that the cashier ringing up your order has been promoted to an executive. But just like the BK crown doesn’t make you a king, the cashier’s new title doesn’t get her CEO pay. In fact, the new job title will result in lower pay and longer hours.

Leaders of major U.S. peace organizations say Americans want a fundamental change in U.S. foreign and domestic policy. click here for Spanish text

NEW YORK – Recently, while announcing a major anti-Bush labor protest during the Republican National Convention, New York City Central Labor Council (NYCCLC) President Brian McLaughlin called George W. Bush “the working person’s worst nightmare.” Indeed, the policies of the Bush administration seem like a bad dream.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is hustling across this state seeking to turn the human misery inflicted by Hurricane Charley into votes for his older brother in the Nov. 2 election.

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. – Over 500 outraged steelworkers marched at Ispat-Inland Steel here Aug. 9 to demand an end to cuts in widows’ pensions.

The massive Aug. 29 demonstration in New York against the Bush agenda will be a historic event for our nation.

ATLANTA, Ga. – Georgians reject Miller, Bush / MONTPELIER, Vt. – State sues for affordable meds / BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Black Americans look to expand representation

Amistad Academy, in New Haven, Conn., has made the news with exceptionally high test scores in reading, math, and science.

In a statement Aug. 20, the Haiti Support Group (HSG) said it continues to be seriously concerned by the power wielded by armed irregular forces in Haiti and by their increasingly bold demands for reestablishment of the Haitian Army.

In the face of sharp disagreements between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Argentine government decided Aug. 8 to temporarily suspend negotiations.