U.S.
Watergate: First in a series of very American coups
July 1, 2005WASHINGTON — Suddenly, the Watergate conspiracy is back in the headlines with the revelation that former FBI officer W. Mark Felt is the mysterious “Deep Throat” who fed Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward tips on the...
Read more
We are Joaquin: the legacy of Corky
April 22, 2005During the 1960s, the American people broke out of the McCarthy era with mass movements for peace, civil rights, women’s rights, and labor organizing of agricultural and public workers. At the same time, throughout the Southwest,...
Read more
Put the Hammer in the slammer: DeLay linked to swindle of Indian tribes
April 22, 2005WASHINGTON — The downfall of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) may come from his crony ties to Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon, DeLay’s former chief of staff. Over a three-year period, they allegedly...
Read more
Congressional hypocrisy on medical care
April 15, 2005People’s Health As an emergency physician and former governor, I am struck by the towering contradictions — and indeed the hypocrisy — in the controversy over the tragic plight of Terri Schiavo. On the same day...
Read more
L.A. labor challenges county board
April 8, 2005News Analysis LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles area labor movement, spearheaded by the 800,000-member Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, is turning its attention to reversing the anti-worker trend of the powerful Los Angeles County...
Read more