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Blagojevich hits GOPs Ryan for frame-ups
November 1, 2002A huge uproar has erupted over clemency hearings requested by 142 people on Illinois’ Death Row. The hearings were requested because people facing execution are entitled to file clemency requests, because prosecutors asked for public hearings...
Read moreReporters Journal from Israel and Palestine:The struggle for peace and a decent life
November 1, 2002TEL AVIV – Every day in the last two weeks, someone in a cab or a coffee shop or in a bus has asked, “Where are you from? Aren’t you afraid to be here?” As a...
Read moreA mighty roar Oct. 26: No war on Iraq
November 1, 2002WASHINGTON – Demonstrators numbering in the hundreds of thousands marched in cities and towns across the U.S. and around the world Oct. 26 to protest George W. Bush’s drive toward a unilateral war against Iraq. Organizers...
Read moreNational security, or war on workers?
October 31, 2002OAKLAND, Calif. – Like many Filipinos living in the San Francisco Bay Area, Erlinda Valencia found a job at the airport, screening carry-on bags for passengers. She worked for Argenbright Security for 14 years, most of...
Read moreHarry Hay, pioneer gay rights activist, mourned
October 31, 2002SAN FRANCISCO – Well-known gay rights activist Harry Hay passed away Oct. 17 at the age of 90.
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