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Unity can defeat the Bush doctrine
From its inception in 1991, the Sao Paolo Forum has been an important vehicle for the exchange of views and experiences for the Latin American and Caribbean left. The 10th Sao Paolo Forum was held Dec. 3-7 in Havana, Cuba. Over 500 working-class and peasant leaders, liberation fighters, intellectuals, political leaders and activists met and […]
- January 12, 2002
Unemployment crisis demands action now
The Labor Department’s December unemployment report provided the background as Congressional Democrats and the White House began staking out the ground for the legislative battles. Congress will reconvene Jan. 23 and President Bush will make his State of the Union address on Jan. 29. The report, which says the number of unemployed workers stands at […]
- By : Fred Gaboury
- January 12, 2002
Youth protest Kissinger speech
St. Louis, Mo. – When Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke at the Powell Symphony Hall here Dec. 6, he was met by protesters. Kissinger was invited as a guest of Maryville University and KMOX and RCGA radio stations. Over 150 people, mostly youth and students, protested the event. Serena Karp, a student from […]
- By : Fred Gaboury
- December 21, 2001
Human Rights Day marked by peace rally in Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. – International Human Rights Day was observed here Dec. 10 with a spirited march and a rally demanding peace in Afghanistan and an end to attacks on civil liberties and racist scapegoating. Demonstrators gathered at the University of Arizona, where they painted anti-war signs and listened to music by folk singer Ted Warmbrand. […]
- By : Fred Gaboury
- December 21, 2001
Chicago shows solidarity with Afghans
CHICAGO – Organized by the Peace Response and coordinated with similar mobilizations in other cities, march to protest the war in Afghanistan attracted more than 200 people here Dec. 7. Many of the participants carried blankets draped over their shoulders, to represent the suffering of refugees in Afghanistan. Speakers at the rally not only denounced […]
- By : Fred Gaboury
- December 21, 2001
Bush, GOP block aid for jobless
WASHINGTON – Playing the “Grinch who stole Christmas,” President Bush and his Republican helpers on Capitol Hill blocked a Senate bill that would provide an additional 13 weeks in jobless benefits and extend health care for millions of unemployed workers, many of them under a temporary federal Medicaid plan. Sen. Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) […]
- By : Fred Gaboury
- December 21, 2001
U.S. grain arrives in Cuba
Two ships, one loaded with frozen chicken parts worth $300,000 and the other with 26,400 tons of corn, arrived in Havana, Cuba Dec. 16, marking the first direct sales of U.S. products to Cuba in since 1963. The shipment was arranged by agri-giant Archer Daniel Midland (ADM), who will send seven more shipments of grain […]
- By : Fred Gaboury
- December 21, 2001
Consumerism run amok
Lasn Kalle, the founder of Adbusters Magazine, mixes satire, comedy and social commentary into Culture Jam: How to Reduce America’s Suicidal Consumer Binge – and Why We Must. Culture Jam, a collection of short essays dealing with a wide variety of topics like mood disorders, media virus, your corporate connection, the revolutionary impulse and redefining […]
- By : Fred Gaboury
- December 21, 2001
Why TV news ignores wars opponents
If you think no one in America opposes the Afghan war, it’s not because you’ve been living in a cave. You’ve just been watching too much television news. The war’s opponents have been largely absent from TV news since the bombing began. For the most part, only viewer-friendly Phil Donahue and the occasional anti-war movie […]
- By : Fred Gaboury
- December 21, 2001
A New Year’s message
Without socialism, the countries of the world cannot reduce their illiteracy rate to zero, attainable and necessary for progress. Without socialism, all the people of the world will not have access to potable water that is so vital for their health and safety. Without socialism, children will not be in school through their learning years […]
- By : Fred Gaboury
- December 21, 2001