Bruce Bostick
LATEST ARTICLES BY Bruce Bostick
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Ohio demands health care now!
September 20, 2009COLUMBUS, Ohio -- My whole body was pounding from the roaring chants of “Health Care Now,” as I walked into the Expo Center at the Ohio State Fair Grounds here Sept. 1 evening. On less than...
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Unnatural disasters: Auto crisis highlights need to save pensions
April 28, 2009The grave situation facing the auto industry is bringing into sharp focus the sorry state in which the Bush regime left our nation’s entire retiree security structure. A recent New York Times piece highlights the pro-corporate...
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Central Ohio mobilizes against Iraq war
August 10, 2007COLUMBUS, Ohio — The cost of the illegal Iraq war for Central Ohio came home here July 24 at a town hall meeting with hundreds of citizens, veterans and elected officials. For nearly two hours, the...
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CAFTA = pollution, hunger, job loss
July 22, 2005With a vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement expected in the House of Representative before the end of July, 10 activists in the Los Angeles Coalition Against CAFTA held a four-day hunger strike July...
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The economic crisis comes home
January 9, 2003The economic downturn has caused fiscal crises in almost every state and city.
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Economic consequences of the elections
November 22, 2002During the election campaign, the Bush administration and its allies may have set a new record for lying about their economic agenda. Tax cuts for the rich are cited as “economic stimulus.” Privatizing social security (and...
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From Charles Dickens to George W. Bush
November 8, 2002The novels of Charles Dickens portray life during the development of modern capitalism in England. In Nicholas Nickleby (1838), one of the characters describes a venture in which members of parliament join with capitalists to launch...
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Economic issues in the elections
October 24, 2002With control of the House and Senate at stake in the Nov. 5 elections, the Republicans have launched a national campaign of lies and disinformation.
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