Apr 6, 2002

BALTIMORE – Over 50 ACORN members from Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Prince George’s County went to the State Capitol in Annapolis on Feb. 20 for a Feb. 22 hearing of the State House of Delegates.

WASHINGTON – It was a long stride toward peace and justice in the Middle East when the Arab League voted unanimously Mar. 28 for the Saudi peace plan based upon Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and creation of a Palestinian state in exchange for Arab recognition of Israel within her 1967 borders.

DALLAS – President George W. Bush dropped in here March 28 for glamour photos by the corporate media and a quick $1.4 million in campaign contributions from his adoring and rich North Texas supporters.

Faculty salaries are the most expensive portion of university budgets. For institutions with such a vital role in American society, maintaining classrooms with instructors is the most important part of university life.

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – Cuando un grupo de choferes escolares marcharon a las oficinas de la administración de la First Student School Bus Company el 27 de febrero, los supervisores estaban sorprendido.

BOGOTA – El acuerdo alcanzado entre el Frente Social y Político y cerca de 25 parlamentarios independientes recientemente elegidos para apoyar la candidatura presidencial de Luis Eduardo Garzón es un acontecimiento político sin precedentes y de inmensas posibilidades para el futuro político de Colombia.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 March 27 that an undocumented worker fired for union activity has no recourse to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to get monetary compensation in the form of back pay. For the entire article, click on the headline. To read the press release from the AFL-CIO on this subject, click here.

NEW YORK – In response to the Bush administration’s approval of escalated military actions in the West Bank by the Sharon government, religious, peace and solidarity activists organized marches, press conferences and emergency phone calls to the White House. They called for an immediate cease fire, a withdrawal of Israeli troops from the occupied areas of Palestine and the beginning of political negotiations for a Palestinian state that would peacefully coexist with the state of Israel.

After 11 months of stalling, the Energy Department grudgingly agreed to a court order and on March 26 released 11,000 pages of documents showing collusion between the nation’s energy conglomerates and the White House in the formation of the Bush administration’s energy policy. The documents in question came from several government departments, including the Department of Energy and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). For the entire article, click on the headline. For more information, see this OMB Watch article.

One can always tell when their enemies are on the defensive – they offer deals to get you off their tail.