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Volunteer work is food for 90-year-old's soul
Article about a 90 year old woman, Novelean Harris , is still volunteering at her church. Her work over the years has made a great different in her community....
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 11:08pm PDT
AJLPP-USA Denounced AFP Indiscriminate aerial bombing in Davao Del Norte, Mindanao
The Alliance for A Just and Lasting Peace (AJLPP) vehemently condemned the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for indiscriminately dropping bombs at Barangay Manay in Panabo City, Davao del Norte in Mindanao, damaging homes and banana fields and endangering the lives of residents who had to evacuate to safer grounds....
Posted: Fri, Apr 13, 2007 5:01pm PDT
A tale of two cases in US “war on terror”: Jose Padilla and Chiquita Brands
Two recent cases prosecuted by the US Justice Department involving charges of providing material aid to a foreign terrorist organization have led to startlingly different results for the defendants....
Posted: Sat, Mar 24, 2007 11:11am PDT
CONGRESS INVESTIGATES YELLOWSTONE BISON SLAUGHTER
WASHINGTON, D.C. On Tuesday, at the request of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC) representatives will testify before Congress on the status of Yellowstone's wild bison....
Posted: Mon, Mar 19, 2007 1:25pm PDT
A Disturbing Expulsion: Racism and the Cherokee Nation
As President Bill Clinton and others arrived in Selma, Alabama for the 42nd anniversary of the "bloody Sunday" march that prodded Congress to pass the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the Cherokee Nation chose a lower road. It voted overwhelmingly for an amendment to their constitution that revokes citizenship rights for 2,800 members because their ancestors included people of African descent....
Posted: Sun, Mar 18, 2007 12:34pm PDT
Democrats Coalesce – FINALLY! – Around Plans to Withdraw
The House and Senate resolutions on Iraq that the party leadership introduced on March 8th are historic for two reasons: (a) Congress would finally use its power of the purse to bring our troops home – after the President has made it clear that he won’t listen to a “non-binding” resolution, and (b) it sets an actual deadline to get out of Iraq. While it doesn’t call for an immediate withdrawal, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid deserve credit for finally getting the message that Congress must pass ...
Posted: Mon, Mar 12, 2007 9:10am PDT
Chalmers Johnson: “Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic"
In his new book, CIA analyst, distinguished scholar, and best-selling author Chalmers Johnson argues that US military and economic overreach may actually lead to the nation's collapse as a constitutional republic. It's the last volume in his Blowback trilogy, following the best-selling "Blowback" and "The Sorrows of Empire." In those two, Johnson argued American clandestine and military activity has led to un-intended, but direct disaster here in the United States....
Posted: Tue, Feb 27, 2007 11:02am PST
Is Al Franken Worthy to Take Wellstone’s Seat?
Yesterday, comedian Al Franken made it official that he will run in 2008 against Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman. There is no Republican who I want to see defeated more than Norm Coleman – who challenged the late Senator Paul Wellstone in 2002, and only won after Wellstone tragically died in a plane crash. Franken formally announced by video on his campaign website, and acknowledged that voters should be skeptical about whether a comedian could be a serious politician. He spoke from the heart ...
Posted: Thu, Feb 15, 2007 9:19am PST
US Senator Barack Obama and the war in Iraq
Barack Obama, the junior US senator from Illinois, formally announced his candidacy for US president in a speech in Springfield, Illinois on Saturday. Obama, who has emerged as a leading contender for the Democratic nomination in 2008, has already attracted a coterie of leading Democratic strategists, and insiders say there is little doubt that he can raise the tens of millions of dollars required to mount a “serious” campaign....
Posted: Tue, Feb 13, 2007 9:28am PST
New year begins with more coal miners’ deaths in US
Coal miners in the United States continue to die at an accelerated pace more than a year after the Sago Mine disaster and the repeated promises of industry executives and state and federal officials that safety would improve....
Posted: Mon, Feb 5, 2007 7:27am PST
Deadly house fire in Petersburg, Virginia: the human cost of social inequality
In the early hours of January 12, 2007, an old wood-frame house in Petersburg, Virginia caught fire, killing three boys and injuring seven others. Two sisters, Diamond and Hope Hazer, were renting the house, and their extended family was living in it. Six-year-old Mark Banks, 11-year-old Na’Tyah Hazer and 16-year-old John Harper Jr. were unable to escape the fire....
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 8:54am PST
Key to the Future of Information Technology -- Underrepresented Groups
There is trouble brewing in IT-Land. At a time when technology jobs are projected to double over the next five years, fewer people of color are graduating with degrees that will prepare them for jobs in information technology. This development has serious implications for industry, higher education and groups seeking their share of the American pie....
Posted: Tue, Jan 30, 2007 8:49pm PST
Sen. Bernie Sanders: You Must Be Concerned About Corporate Control of the Media
Sen. Bernie Sanders: If You Are Concerned About Health Care, Iraq, the Economy, Global Warming You Must Be Concerned About Corporate Control of the Media
Tomorrow night President Bush will give his seventh State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. Last weekend, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave what could be described as an alternate State of the Union before thousands gathered in Memphis, Tennessee at the third National Conference for Media Reform....
Posted: Mon, Jan 22, 2007 7:07am PST
‘Dr. King was nation’s greatest unionist’ Millions commemorate peace, civil rights leader
Last week, Americans marched, rallied, petitioned, held community service events and worshipped in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here are only a few of the tens of thousands of events honoring King’s legacy, the civil rights movement and the fight for peace, dignity and economic justice for all....
Posted: Mon, Jan 22, 2007 7:01am PST
New Resolutions Lay Ground for Iraq War Showdown on Capitol Hill
Democratic Congressmembers Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey and Maxine Waters of California have introduced a bill calling for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops and military contractors within six months. The measure is one several new resolutions showing increased opposition to the White House plan to escalate the war in Iraq. We play an excerpt of Rep. Woolsey’s speech introducing her bill on the House floor....
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 8:32am PST
Bush Admin Backs Down on Illegal Wiretapping
The Bush administration has reversed its policy to eavesdrop on US citizens without court-approved warrants. On Wednesday, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced wiretaps will now be approved by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as required by law. But questions remain over the extent of the reversal....
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 8:31am PST
Inside the Case Against Ex-Cheney Chief of Staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby
Jury selection for the trial of Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff has begun. Lewis “Scooter” Libby faces five counts of lying to federal investigators, perjury, and obstruction of justice. He is accused of lying to investigators and a grand jury during the investigation of the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame. We speak with veteran investigative journalist Murray Waas....
Posted: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 2:30pm PST
Unions sue Bush Dept. of Labor over worker deaths
Poultry workers typically stand shoulder to shoulder de-boning chicken breasts mounted on cones flying by at the rate of dozens per minute. They must wear metal mesh gloves on their non-cutting hands to protect them from the razor sharp blades they and their co-workers wield at lightening speed....
Posted: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 7:37am PST
New York City’s new transit boss gets $40,000 raise
The newly appointed chief of New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority last week was awarded a raise of $42,000, a pay boost that is approximately equivalent to the annual salary of many of the city’s transit workers....
Posted: Tue, Jan 9, 2007 9:05am PST