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A solutions-based economic analysis of wage, housing, and other socio-economic issues will be presented at New College (777 Valencia) in San Francisco on Thursday, May 29 at 7 pm....
Posted: Thu, May 22, 2003 5:43pm PDT
"Anyone who tells you that my race didn't play a role in my career at the New York Times is lying to you. Both racial preferences and racism played a role. And I would argue that they didn't balance each other out."...
Posted: Wed, May 21, 2003 6:36am PDT
The Federal Communications Commission's likely action to relax major media ownership rules is forging some unexpected political alliances. For instance, for the first time a group known as "CodePink, Women for Peace" finds itself on the same side of a fight as the National Rifle Association....
Posted: Tue, May 20, 2003 12:47am PDT
The House bill has created a furor in the philanthropic world, with foundations warning that they could be forced to squander their assets and spend themselves out of existence. Its supporters, however, say it will actually rein in wasteful spending — on salaries and overhead — as it gives charities needed help in a time of withering government budgets and growing economic pain....
Posted: Sun, May 18, 2003 7:37pm PDT
[gangbox] SWEATING IN FRONT OF THE STOVE...12 hour days, subminimum wages and low wage unionism in the NYC restaurant industry...
Posted: Sat, May 17, 2003 2:33pm PDT
Does this replace small business Smog Check with state contractors paid from taxes?...
Posted: Fri, May 16, 2003 9:53pm PDT
Two commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission asked for a "public airing" before the FCC votes on controversial rule changes on media ownership....
Posted: Tue, May 13, 2003 7:35pm PDT
For the first time in 50 years, Austrian workers went on general strike, with 1 million of the 1.4 million trade union members participating. The issue was pensions in a country where the retirement age is 59 for men and 57 for women....
Posted: Mon, May 12, 2003 8:19pm PDT
Three years ago, Darin Swanson and his partners christened their HaidaBucks cafe. Now the coffee shop in the Queen Charlotte Islands (British Columbia, Canada) is being sued by the Starbucks company, which says the name is too familiar to their own. "I guess they have a problem with the word 'bucks' in our name. They're letting us use the word Haida -- nice of them," Swanson said. Swanson and his partners -- all members of the Haida Nation -- insist they have aboriginal rights to t...
Posted: Sat, May 10, 2003 2:05pm PDT
The Young Communist League of Texas (TX-YCL) has recently launched a new website. The website boasts several interactive features; users may vote in online polls, place events on the TX-YCL web calendar, and even submit articles for publishing....
Posted: Thu, May 8, 2003 9:12pm PDT
"we call for the repeal of all laws that restrict anyone, including children, from engaging in voluntary exchanges of goods, services, or information regarding human sexuality..."...
Posted: Sun, May 4, 2003 6:13pm PDT
According to senior resident scholar James Strawman - "When the economic wind is at your back, it's easier to make lots of money. In tough times, with a declining revenue pie, businesses need great managers more than ever. How to attract them? Give them the biggest piece of pie. Still hungry? Hand them the spatula..."...
Posted: Sat, May 3, 2003 10:13pm PDT
...Post-9/11 Targeting of Immigrants. John Wilhelm, president of the International Union of Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees, speech excerpt produced by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus...
Posted: Sat, May 3, 2003 6:15am PDT
Photosets with hundreds of photos related to the Turkish earthquake are available at the following URLs. Some photos duplicate:
*Photos of Celtiksuyu, where the school dormitory collapsed:
http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Celtiksuyu&n=100&c=news_photos
*Photos of Bingol, scene of protests:
http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Bingol&n=100&c=news_photos...
Posted: Fri, May 2, 2003 1:55pm PDT
"Gold Fields appears to have cared more about their profits that they did about their employees... all of whom were forced to live in and work under sub-human conditions, exposed to dangerous substances and without adequate safety equipment and facilities. And, the only reason for this was that the labourers were 'black'. "ACT demands that Gold Fields produce 'secret' reports about the dangerous conditions in the mines, including uranium contaminated water. Gold mine workers have be...
Posted: Fri, May 2, 2003 1:16am PDT
As high school students head for their summer exams in the midst of school closures forced by Sars, the Hong Kong authorities have accepted an offer from Edinburgh's Interactive University to make its online teaching package available to 30,000 students. The online materials will enable the China-based students to study from home, rather than risk infection by attending classes....
Posted: Fri, May 2, 2003 1:10am PDT
On May Day, 2003, a general strike shut down Israel....
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2003 9:57pm PDT
In a glaring omission of any mention of International Workers' Day, Mayor Willie Brown announced that May 1st is now Levi Strauss Day....
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2003 12:36pm PDT
Who are among America's Most Wanted responsible for collapsing our economy? Click the link below and find out yourself....
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2003 12:23pm PDT
Up to 80 people are feared dead after a coach carrying trade union members plunged into a reservoir in central South Africa on its way toa worker's May Day festival....
Posted: Thu, May 1, 2003 4:33am PDT