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January 7, 2005MIAMI: The Hon. Shirley Chisholm dies A powerful, intelligent and courageous voice for justice, equality and peace has been stilled. The first Black woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm, died at the age of 80 on...
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United flight attendants OK strike
January 7, 2005CHICAGO — Flight attendants at United Airlines have overwhelmingly authorized their union to call for targeted “CHAOS” strike activities should a federal bankruptcy court permit management to abrogate its collective bargaining agreement with its employees, the...
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Mass transit faces massive crisis
January 7, 2005PHILADELPHIA — The Republican-led state Legislature left Harrisburg last month without addressing the massive budget crisis faced by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Agency (SEPTA). As a result, SEPTA’s board proposed to increase fares 50 percent, to...
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Bushs pledge to Africa on AIDS falls short
January 7, 2005News Analysis The Bush administration’s commitment to assist African nations in their battle against the AIDS epidemic is increasingly open to question. Despite Bush’s announcement of a five-year, $15 billion “Emergency Relief Plan for AIDS” during...
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Sailor refuses to be part of Iraq war
January 7, 2005In a case that hearkens back to the Vietnam era, 23-year-old Navy Petty Officer Third Class Pablo Paredes has said, in effect, “Hell no, I won’t go.” At the pier in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 6,...
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