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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
October 21, 2006North American labor solidarity Labor organizations in Mexico, Canada and the United States are joining together to file a formal charge against the U.S. under the North American Agreement for Labor Cooperation. NAALC is the labor...
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WORLD NOTES
October 21, 2006Liberia: Truth Commission starts work A Truth and Reconciliation Commission formed under Liberia’s August 2003 peace agreement has begun taking testimony of victims, witnesses and perpetrators of atrocities committed during the country’s 14-year civil war. Commission...
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WHAT’S REALLY GOOD
October 21, 2006Survey: Black youth most politically active The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement reports that Black youth are most likely of all racial/ethnic groups to vote regularly, belong to groups involved with...
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Lumpkin, Saint of Chicago, feted at 90
October 21, 2006CHICAGO — “We look forward to celebrating Frank’s 180th birthday,” declared Scott Marshall, labor secretary of the Communist Party and friend of Frank Lumpkin, who was celebrating his 90th birthday with family, friends and comrades at...
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Jarvis Tyner: A Tireless Fighter for Race, Class and Socialist Revolution
October 18, 2006One of the most prominent and influential leaders of the American left will begin a speaking tour of Britain next week, during what is appropriately Black History Month. Jarvis Tyner has been a tireless fighter for...
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