Peace
350,000 march for peace and justice
May 5, 2006NEW YORK — On a perfect spring day 350,000 people flowed down Broadway April 29, marching to bring the troops home from Iraq, for health care and education, to rebuild a nation torn by war, hurricanes...
Read more
At Least 350,000 March for Peace, Justice & Democracy
May 1, 2006The streets of New York City echoed today with the chants, songs and shouts of at least 350,000 people from across the United States. Mobilized around the calls to end the war in Iraq, say no...
Read more
Peace March: Largest Labor Contingent Ever?
May 1, 2006It was a jubilant festival of resistance that spilled down Broadway on Saturday, as anti-war marchers once again pulled out the stops with colorful costumes and chants to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces from...
Read more
The economic cost of the Iraq war
April 29, 2006President Bush proposes to cut $1.4 million from the program for early detection and screening of breast and cervical cancer, denying services to 4,000 women. The Iraq war costs $1.4 million every 7 minutes, 22 seconds.
Read more
Western siege of Palestinians fuels misery, anger
April 29, 2006A warning by a senior UN official this week that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is reaching a “potentially dangerous deterioration” was but one of many signs pointing to a deepening crisis. A humanitarian catastrophe is already unfolding...
Read more