Four workers robbed by their credit card companies sat silently at recent congressional hearings on the matter, afraid to share their horror stories with the people elected to represent them. 
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April 5, 2008
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On March 31 we celebrated the 81st birthday of the late Cesar Chavez, the revered co-founder of the United Farm Workers union. On April 4 we marked the anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Today, in the titanic struggle to end the right-wing grip on our nation’s government, it is timely to reflect on the legacies of these giants of American history.
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South Africa: Financial ties with China
Argentina: Agricultural strike divides nation
Afghanistan: Money disappears
Indonesia: No free ride for international corporations
Greece: Anti-worker pension plan passes
Cuba: Reports favorable on development, energy use
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WASHINGTON — Millions of homeowners facing foreclosure got a bucket of ice water in the face from Sen. John McCain March 25. “The mess you are in is your own fault. Don’t expect any bailouts from me.” That was the GOP presidential nominee’s message, stripped of election-year rhetoric.
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PHILADELPHIA — Following the decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals that Mumia Abu-Jamal must be sentenced to life in prison or receive a new sentencing trial, his attorney and his supporters are vowing to continue the fight for his exoneration.
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NEW YORK — A landslide victory over GOP presidential nominee John McCain and Republican congressional candidates is essential to “realign the political balance of forces and set the stage to move in a new direction with a new agenda and with a new sense of hope.”
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The stunning election of a Communist president in Cyprus last month promised a new direction for the divided country. Now, newly elected president Dimitris Christofias has taken a historic step toward the long-sought reunification of Cyprus.
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The right-wing government of President Felipe Calderon is about to present a plan which opponents fear will entail the privatization of Mexico’s government-owned petroleum industry. Battles are already developing within and between the major political parties about how to respond to this governmental plan.
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Democratic primary and caucus voters in record numbers have given Barack Obama a lead in both the popular vote and delegates. He is expected to continue to lead in popular vote and pledged delegates through the remaining primaries and caucuses.
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Not the jobs we wanted
The ‘people’s surge’
Protect our youth from recruiters
Tibet
Flying is scary
Great reading
Nonviolence is the way
Dirty campaigns
Help free the innocent
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