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From Vietnam to Iraq at Toronto Film Fest
October 6, 2006Aware of the connection between art and politics, many artists over the years have lent their names to social change. A couple films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival document the ordeals of two world-famous...
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Health care crisis up close & personal
October 6, 2006I work in Philadelphia with a group that is trying to get health care for all. Our overall goal is the passage of legislation that would create a government funded, single-payer health care system in the...
Read moreNew Yorkers aim to shift Congress
October 6, 2006HYDE PARK, N.Y. — People have long said that New York, with at least four vulnerable Republican-held congressional seats, is a battleground state. And as national scandals continue to engulf the Republican Party, local Democrats are...
Read moreChicagoans fight surging utility rates
October 6, 2006CHICAGO — With 57,000 households having their heat shut off, people unable to cook, no hot water for bathing, and the chill of fall setting in, low-income Chicagoans are looking to use the upcoming election for...
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