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FAA Misleading the Public and its Employees, says Nat'l Association of Air Traffic Special In what was scheduled as a public relations visit to the Altoona, Pa. and Islip, N.Y. Flight Service Stations (AFSS), FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, with Vice President of Flight Services Jim Washington, and Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management Ventris Gibson, declared the FAA would create a Preferred Placement Program and the Age Exemption Program for AFSS employees...
Posted: Fri, Jan 7, 2005 8:12pm PST
Bankruptcy Court Ruling Sends United Back to Table The bankruptcy court rejection of the United Airlines contract agreement with its pilots demonstrates that UAL management needs to take a different approach in its efforts to restore the troubled airline to solvency, officials of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said today....
Posted: Fri, Jan 7, 2005 8:08pm PST
Dancing in the Dark (LIke the Old-Time Lefties Always Did) American progressives seriously started mass-scale organizing only about a year ago. In just one year we came within reach of victory.
That's remarkable. Now is no time to quit....
Posted: Fri, Jan 7, 2005 11:51am PST
Gonzales Grilled on Role in Torture at Confirmation Hearing Alberto Gonzales' role in paving the legal groundwork that led to the torture of detainees in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay was the central focus of a Senate hearing yesterday, which is considering his nomination to succeed John Ashcroft as attorney general. Gonzales delivered more than seven hours of testimony, most of it responding to questions from Committee members on his role in setting the stage for the abuse of detainees. We hear excerpts of the hearing and speak with journalist Mark D...
Posted: Fri, Jan 7, 2005 9:23am PST
1/18: Hands off Social Security! HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY!
Social Security for Our Future,
Not for Wall Street Profits!...
Posted: Fri, Jan 7, 2005 9:22am PST
IRAQ: Families Sue Blackwater Over Deaths in Fallujah Louis Hansen compiled using reports by the Associated Press, The Virginian-Pilot
January 6th, 2005...
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 5:34pm PST
"Free the 6th Amendment, The Right to Counsel": Attorney Lynne Stewart Blasts Gv't. Terror The defense continues closing arguments in the trial of civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart. She is accused of conspiring to assist terrorists in a case that is being watched closely by lawyers around the country. She faces up to 45 years in prison. Lynne Stewart joins us in our firehouse studio. [includes rush transcript]...
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 5:03pm PST
Great American Meatout coming 3/20/05 Events will include colorful 'lifestivals,' street theater, lectures, public dinners, cooking demos, food samplings, leafleting, information tables called 'steakouts,' and a Congressional Reception in Washington, DC....
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 3:48pm PST
Boxer's Blow: Senator Challenges Ohio Electoral Ballots California Senator Barbara Boxer was the sole U.S. Senator to join with other U.S. Representatives in contesting Ohio's electoral ballots....
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 12:57pm PST
Family First Aid Kit For People Who Have Lost Their Loved Ones To Police Violence Your first priority should be the preservation of yourself and your family. To assist you in these troubled times the following compassionate and knowledge folks should be contacted....
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 10:54am PST
Exit Poll Data Does Not Match Pre-Election Polls 
The national exit poll data was adjusted during the early morning hours of November 3. This report reveals many inconsistencies in this adjustment, including a weighting process that leaves impossible results, such as 104% turnout of the Bush 2000 voters....
Posted: Thu, Jan 6, 2005 5:14am PST
Pro-Choice Advocate Raises Concerns Over Gonzales Nomination Nation's Leading Pro-Choice Advocate Raises Concerns Over Gonzales Nomination; Nominee Imposed Anti-Choice Litmus Test on Federal Judges...
Posted: Wed, Jan 5, 2005 11:22pm PST
U.S. Muslims Seek Answers on Fingerprinting of Hajj Pilgrims; CAIR Creates Hotline U.S. Muslims Seek Answers on Fingerprinting of Hajj Pilgrims; CAIR Creates Hotline for Pilgrims Who Face Possible Harassment...
Posted: Wed, Jan 5, 2005 11:21pm PST
We Need One Senator's Vote Tomorrow We need one Senator's vote tomorrow objecting to the election--Barbara Boxer may be the key--call her 202-224-3553....
Posted: Wed, Jan 5, 2005 5:46pm PST
Voltairine ! The radical feminist writings of Voltairine de Cleyre,
1866 – 1912, come back to life on 20 January 2005....
Posted: Wed, Jan 5, 2005 8:50am PST
Congressmember Eleanor Holmes Norton on the Life of Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress and a 1972 presidential candidate, has died at age 80. We talk to Congressmember Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C. [includes rush transcript] Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress and a 1972 presidential candidate, has died at age 80. She died Saturday night in Florida. Chisholm was known as an outspoken advocate for women and people of color during seven terms representing New York...
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 8:55pm PST
Digests: Nablus, Settler Protest and Jayyous A) 2005: in with a bang in Nablus
B) First Impressions and a Sub-Machine Gun
C) Olive Tree Planting Protest in Jayyous...
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 8:16pm PST
Gonzales Report and Lawyers' Letter- Concerns About Nomination for Attorney General Alliance for Justice Releases Gonzales Report and Lawyers' Letter; Both Raise Serious Concerns About Nomination for Attorney General...
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 8:11pm PST
Freedom Cinema Festival Announces 2005 Lineup FREEDOM CINEMA FESTIVAL RETURNS TO PARK CITY
Festival Creates Home for Political Films and Leading Activists
‘Celebrating Arts and Media That Matter’
Announces Film Selections and Live Events Lineup
January 25 to 30, 2005...
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 4:03pm PST
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