News – Page 5015 – People's World

Imperialisms design on Venezuela, Cuba condemned

September 30, 2005

CARACAS, Venezuela – As part of the internationalist spirit of the World Youth and Student Festival, where 17,000 youth from over 130 countries came together here to build relationships, share experiences, and fight for peace and...

Letters

September 30, 2005

Disaster-dependent no more For President Bush, the disaster that is Hurricane Katrina puts “paid” to the idea that his administration is disaster-dependent. Four years ago, his failing presidency was saved by the 9/11 WTC disaster. With...

Editorial: Hypocrisy on terrorism

September 30, 2005

While the Bush administration talks tough on terrorism, it went to court to keep admitted terrorist murderer Luis Posada Carriles from being brought to justice. Posada Carriles, among other things, masterminded the 1976 bombing of a...

Guantanamo hunger strike

September 30, 2005

Despite conflicting reports from the Pentagon and total silence from the Red Cross, prisoners at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have held several hunger strikes since 2002, protesting conditions and their prolonged confinement...

Cuts in affirmative action and wages inundate hurricane survivors

September 23, 2005

Working families in the Gulf region are being hit by a second disaster as the Bush administration uses the current emergency to slash wages and open the door for discriminatory hiring practices across an area already...