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textBush's New $2.5 Trillion Budget Boosts Pentagon Spending, Slashes Domestic Programs by Democracy Now
President Bush sent Congress a federal budget yesterday that some say reads like a hit list against almost every social program paid for by US taxpayers. It calls for the elimination of some 150 government programs. One out of every three of the targeted programs concerns education....
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2005 11:15pm PST
textBush plans renewed assault on Medicaid by wsws(reposted)
At the center of the sweeping domestic spending cuts unveiled by the Bush administration Monday is the proposal for a major assault on Medicaid, the main government program that pays for health care for the poor and disabled in the US....
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2005 9:55pm PST
textFight or Walk: the Chicago Transit Fare Strike by Midwest Unrest
The purpose of this article is to help us discuss the strengths and weaknesses of our fare strike campaign in Chicago, as well as to help groups in other cities who want to organize around transit issues. When we first decided to do this campaign, there wasn’t much to read on how other people had organized fare strikes. Hopefully this can be useful to other groups who want to use similar tactics....
Posted: Tue, Feb 1, 2005 2:12pm PST
text MoveOn Launches Ad Campaign Highlighting Benefit Cuts in President's Social Security Pla by MoveOn
MoveOn Launches Ad Campaign Highlighting Benefit Cuts in President's Social Security Plan; Large TV Ad Buys Aim at Members of Congress Who May Support Privatization; Print Ads to Highlight 'Phony Crisis'...
Posted: Mon, Jan 31, 2005 11:10pm PST
textSocial Security Tele-Truth Campaign by Social Security Now!
Join The Tele-Truth Campaign To Call the DIRTY THREE!...
Posted: Sat, Jan 29, 2005 7:44pm PST
textBTL:White House Campaign to Privatize Social Security Based on... by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
...Phony Crisis ~ Interview with economist John Miller, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris...
Posted: Sat, Jan 29, 2005 5:04am PST
text"Fight or Walk: The Chicago Transit Fare Strike" by Midwest Unrest
The purpose of this article is to help us discuss the strengths and weaknesses of our fare strike campaign in Chicago, as well as to help groups in other cities who want to organize around transit issues. When we first decided to do this campaign, there wasn’t much to read on how other people had organized fare strikes. Hopefully this can be useful to other groups who want to use similar tactics....
Posted: Sun, Jan 23, 2005 12:11am PST
textPublic Editor: Why the NY Times Doesn't Cover Environmental and Social Justice Issues! by NY Times Public Editor
I just received the following e-mail from the NY Times Public Editor, Daniel Okrent. My request: The NY Times should start an environmental and social justice section...
Posted: Thu, Jan 13, 2005 9:52am PST
textPublic Citizen Launches WorstPills.org, a Website Listing Dangerous Prescription Drugs by Public Citizen
Public Citizen Launches WorstPills.org, an Online Database Listing Dangerous Prescription Drugs and Alternatives; New 'Worst Pills, Best Pills' Book Also Released...
Posted: Wed, Jan 12, 2005 10:58pm PST
textTsunami: Providing Relief, Promoting Social Justice by United for Peace and Justice
IN THE WAKE OF THE TSUNAMI: ** Demand increased U.S. aid ** Demand immediate debt cancellation ** Donate to grassroots relief efforts (details below) ===========================================...
Posted: Fri, Jan 7, 2005 12:12am PST
textBush administration targets medical care for the poor by wsws (reposted)
The federal government has dispatched auditors to state capitals around the country in an effort to rein in the cost of Medicaid, the program designed to provide medical coverage for the poor. The program also pays for about 70 percent of the nation’s nursing home patients....
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2005 9:27am PST
textCHICAGO TRANSIT FARE STRIKE: So Far, So Good... by midwest unrest
One day after fare strike begins, Chicago Transit Authority delays decision on service cuts and layoffs for 6 months. Decision to double paratransit fares in January also reversed, to be looked at again in the spring....
Posted: Sat, Dec 18, 2004 5:13pm PST
textIn America’s Industrial Heartland Can’t Pay Won’t Pay Campaign takes Off by Allyson Kennis/Richard Mellor
Anger at corporations and their politicians finds concrete expression in North West Indiana...
Posted: Sat, Dec 18, 2004 11:05am PST
text50% of SF Poor Denied Emergency Food by Socialist
While the rich celebrate the Money Season, made possible by the labor of the workingclass, much of the workingclass goes to charity for food, and often there is not enough food for all, in a country that has the capacity to feed the world....
Posted: Fri, Dec 17, 2004 6:04am PST
textHungry and homeless ranks swell in US cities by wsws (reposted)
The demand for emergency shelter and food in US cities has risen significantly over the past year, straining a tattered social safety net beyond the breaking point, according to a report released Tuesday by the US Conference of Mayors. The “Hunger and Homeless Survey” covering America’s 27 largest cities showed that requests for food aid increased by 14 percent in 2004, while the demand for shelter rose by 6 percent....
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 11:07pm PST
textNOW Joins Aggressive Campaign to Stop Destruction of Social Security by National Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women will join a coalition representing millions of people to expose the privatization of Social Security - an overt attempt by the right-wing to fill corporate coffers by looting our national trust fund....
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 8:42pm PST
imageFirst Day of Fare Strike Decends on chicago
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by farestriker
first day of fare strike in chicago against service cuts, job layoffs and fare hikes...
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 12:36am PST
textCoalition to Launch Major Campaign to Stop Social Security Privatization by Campaign for America's Future
Bush Economic Conference To Highlight Social Security Privatization Plan That Would Cut Benefits, Increase Insecurity...
Posted: Tue, Dec 14, 2004 10:49am PST
textACTION ALERT- THIS IS SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY WEEK! by Social Security Now!
Let "Social Security Now!" Be Your Connection/Tool To Unite & Organize With Others That Oppose The Privatization Of Social Security! Just Send An E-mail To: socialsecuritynow-subscribe@yahoogroups.com The Bush Administration Plans To Use This Whole Week To Push For The Privatization With The Propaganda Of The Media Machine! The Bay Area Needs To Counter The Bush Message And Say No To The Privatization Of Social Security!...
Posted: Mon, Dec 13, 2004 4:50am PST
imageFood Not Bombs Venice/ SantaMonica/ L.A./ Valley/LongBeach
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by Samuel Sanchez
Former houseless person/amatauer photographer captures stills of L.A. humanity...
Posted: Wed, Dec 8, 2004 11:24am PST
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