Nov 17, 2001

The airwaves have been buzzing with reports of the U.S.-backed Northern Alliance taking Kabul and other major cities in Afghanistan.

HIGHWOOD, Illinois – “Viva la huelga, viva la unión,” voceaban las trabajadoras de la lavandería en huelga, sus familiares y otros apoyándolos en una marcha y manifestación aquí el 2 de noviembre. Los 40 trabajadores, todos inmigrantes mejicanos, han estado en huelga contra Carousel Linen, Inc. por un mes, exigiendo que reconozcan a su sindicato, UNITE, y por aumento salariales y mejores condiciones de trabajo.

“Let’s roll” is how President Bush ended his speech to the nation on Nov. 8.

CHICAGO – A throng of at least 600 people gathered on the shores of the Chicago River and marched through the downtown area on Nov. 7, the National Day of Peace Response.

The common theme of the most censored stories over the past year is the systemic erosion of human rights and civil liberties both in the U.S. and the world at large.

Tribunals or rule of law? / A U.N. solution

The Communist Party in Maryland, 1919-57, is a strange book by an even stranger author.

SAN FRANCISCO – On Sept. 12, Fast Track came back from the dead.

This article was first published Nov. 17, 2001. As the war in Afghanistan garners more attention with calls for more troops, we rerun this here as a contribution to the discussion.

There is little wonder that the Bush administration – with its vast ties to ultra-right ideologues, oil, finance, military industries and intelligence agencies – seized upon an incredible human tragedy to push their own agenda.

South Carolina dockworkers won a colossal victory this week.