Apr 13, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO – Rep. Ron Dellums (D-Calif.) came to San Francisco last week to share his perspective on the situation in Haiti and Washington D.C., and lead a dialog on what can be done nationally and in the Bay Area to get sanctions against Haiti lifted and free millions in needed aid.

TEL AVIV – Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his spokespersons answered U.S. President Bush and British PM Anthony Blair’s calls to pull back without delay from the Palestinian cities reconquered during the last week by saying, “Only after our military goal, to eliminate the Palestinian terror, is achieved.”

At the heart of any viable solution to the present conflict in the Middle East lies the issue of full national rights and statehood for the Palestinian people. Peoples and governments worldwide increasingly recognize this fact.

“We will cross the finish line together.” These words of Rev. Emilio Hernandez, delivered to a standing ovation at a packed union-neighborhood meeting, are reverberating throughout the city. For the entire article, click on the headline. To visit the Connecticut Center for a New Economy, click here.

As this is written, April 15 – and with it Income Tax Day – is only a week away and offers another opportunity to ask, “who pays” and to look at the way the government enforces collection of federal income taxes. For the entire article, click on the headline. To visit the homepage of Citizens for Tax Justice, click here.

A month ago, when the unemployment rate declined slightly for the second consecutive month, media headlines trumpeted the end of the recession. This month, both the rate and number of unemployed rose again, more than wiping out the previous gains. Will the same news media proclaim that now we’re in a depression?

This week, labor and religious groups representing millions continued their support for a peacful solution and a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian cities as the beginning of the proccess for establishing a Palestinian state. For the entire article, click on the headline. To visit the homepage of Peace Action, click here.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the discounter that has become the dominant force in American retailing, is now the largest company in the nation and the world, capturing the top spot on the annual Fortune 500 list.

WASHINGTON – Nearly 500 women, representing women’s organizations across the country, met here April 8-9 and vowed to “stand up and fight” for women’s needs. For the entire article, click on the headline. To visit the National Council of Women's Organizations, click here.