2009

                
  • Vigil held to protest murder of undocumented worker

    Vigil held to protest murder of undocumented worker

    March 7, 2009

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A poster-sized photograph with flowers and votive candles formed a sidewalk altar in front of the Sacramento County Main Jail Feb. 26, as more than 40 activists held a press conference and protest-memorial...

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  • Memo to Obamas auto task force: build mass transit

    Memo to Obamas auto task force: build mass transit

    March 7, 2009 By John Rummel

    DETROIT — As the situation for autoworkers and all American workers continues to decline, stopping the hemorrhaging loss of jobs is clearly a top priority. So here’s a suggestion for President Obama’s auto task force: include...

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  • WHATS ON

    WHATS ON

    March 7, 2009

    Cambridge, MA Center for Marxist Education Winter & Spring Schedule 2009 March 11, Wed., 7 p.m. Women, Work & Society - Beginning of the discussion. Women’s work in industry & agriculture, arts & sciences, education &...

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  • LETTERS

    LETTERS

    March 6, 2009 By Readers

    Prevent SS meeting in Latvia The boss’ Armageddon Landmines and cluster weapons Dental care crisis Crooks Spanish Civil War vet dies

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  • WORLDNOTES

    WORLDNOTES

    March 6, 2009

    Somalia: New president raises peace hopes War and crisis may be easing somewhat in Somalia. The U.S.-backed Ethiopian army withdrew recently. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, called by Al Jazeera an impediment to peace, resigned as president. In...

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