Peace
Dr. King was nations greatest unionist Millions commemorate peace, civil rights leader
January 19, 2007Last week, Americans marched, rallied, petitioned, held community service events and worshipped in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here are only a few of the tens of thousands of events honoring King’s legacy, the...
Read moreEDITORIAL: Dont let the Doomsday Clock strike midnight
January 19, 2007The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists recently moved the “doomsday clock” — their symbol of how close our world is to nuclear annihilation — two minutes closer to midnight. The clock now stands at five minutes...
Read moreTeachers union endorses antiwar rally
January 19, 2007Workers’ Correspondence Over 1,000 union representatives and delegates attending the United Federation of Teachers Delegate Assembly on Jan. 10 gave a rousing response to President George Bush even before he gave his speech calling for an...
Read moreNo to escalation! Bring the troops home! March and lobby Congress Jan. 27-29
January 19, 2007The Bush administration’s call to escalate the war in Iraq has been met with a resounding “No!”
Read moreOpposition to Iraq war surges
January 19, 2007President Bush’s announcement that he is sending over 21,000 more troops to Iraq has fueled increasing bipartisan opposition in Congress, among the U.S. public, in the labor movement and among the military itself.
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