National
Pilgrimage for justice: Immigrant rights activists march to House Speakers doorstep
September 8, 2006BATAVIA, Ill. — Bearing American flags and pictures of Jesus and the Virgin Mary while marching to the beat of Korean drummers, some 400 immigrant workers, their families and supporters walked 50 miles from Chicago to...
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Santorum vulnerable in hot Senate race
September 1, 2006PITTSBURGH — There’s already been a reported shoving match, negative TV ads, federal money flowing in, and it is only the “dog days” of August. What’s up? Pennsylvania’s hot Senate campaign. Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is...
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Chicago mother fights deportation
September 1, 2006CHICAGO — Elvira Arellano, 31, an immigrant rights activist and mother of a 7-year-old child, has taken sanctuary in a church here, defying efforts by the U.S. government to deport her to Mexico. She told reporters,...
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Katrina profiteering, war on workers
September 1, 2006Bechtel, Halliburton drive up costs while local contractors, workers are shut out One year after Hurricane Katrina, one thing is clear: the term “masters of deceit” could be accurately applied to the Bush administration for its...
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Major voting rights victory in Alabama
August 25, 2006BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Aug. 23, in a major voting rights victory, an Alabama judge ruled that state and local election officials have improperly disfranchised eligible voters in violation of the state Constitution. The court in...
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