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French, Dutch EU votes create shockwave
June 3, 2005As French voters decisively said “Non” and Dutch voters said “Nee” to the draft European Union constitution, the future of the 25-nation bloc was left in question this week. The French vote, in which 55 percent...
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Interfaith solidarity boosts Pilsen workers
June 3, 2005CHICAGO — A string of yellow school buses brought interfaith religious leaders to the La Casa del Pueblo supermarket in the Pilsen community May 23 to demonstrate their support for workers who have been leading a...
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NYC mayors race: Bloomberg is Bush enabler
June 3, 2005NEW YORK — The struggle to defeat NYC’s Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg was an overriding theme at the New York State Communist Party’s May 22 district convention here. Although New York faces many issues, the delegates...
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Stem cell vote a big rebuff to Bush
June 3, 2005Scientists hailed the May 24 bipartisan House vote to expand embryonic stem cell research, a major rebuff to President Bush. They urged a fight to push the measure through the Senate. Fifty Republican representatives broke with...
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‘Deep Throat’ and imperial presidencies
June 2, 2005News Commentary The revelation that FBI Deputy Director W. Mark Felt was the mysterious figure known as “Deep Throat” has led to renewed interest in the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon’s administration. At...
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