[WW] Terror Bombing of Afghanistan

2001-10-17 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 25, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - TERROR BOMBING OF AFGHANISTAN Pentagon Targets Villages, Food Depots, UN Red Cross Centers, Creating 1.5 Million Refugees By Fred Goldstein As

[WW] Mumia Abu-Jamal: The new colonialism

2001-10-23 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 25, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - FROM DEATH ROW: THE NEW COLONIALISM By Mumia Abu-Jamal [Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent. --Benjamin Disraeli,

[WW] Providence, R.I., groups storm utility hearing

2001-10-23 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 25, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - PROVIDENCE, R.I.: GROUPS STORM UTILITY HEARING DEMANDING: NO SHUTOFFS! By Michael Shaw Providence, R.I. On Oct. 11 Rhode Island anti-poverty

[WW] Turkey political prisoners' death toll rises to 73

2001-10-23 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 25, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - POLITICAL PRISONERS IN TURKEY: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 73 By John Catalinotto Hundreds of Turkish political prisoners began an unlimited hunger

[WW] Venezuela land reform moves ahead

2001-10-23 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 25, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - VENEZUELA LAND REFORM MOVES AHEAD By Leslie Feinberg Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is reportedly about to sign into law an agrarian

[WW] Letters to Workers World: Bush and the Cubana bombing

2001-10-23 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 25, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - LETTERS TO WORKERS WORLD BUSH AND THE CUBANA BOMBING That was a great article by Leslie Feinberg about a million people demonstrating in Havana

[WW] Postal Workers Say Feds Failed to Protect Them

2001-10-24 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 1, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - AS TWO DIE AND MORE ARE HOSPITALIZED: POSTAL WORKERS SAY FEDS FAILED TO PROTECT THEM By Malcolm Cummins Washington, D.C. What do you do if you

[WW] Public Health Care, Not War

2001-10-24 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 1, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - OPEN LETTER TO ATLANTA GATHERING: DON'T LET HEALTH SCARE DERAIL PUBLIC HEALTH CARE By Deirdre Griswold An open letter opposing the U.S. war on

[WW] Three Black Women Who Stood Up

2001-10-24 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 1, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - THREE PROMINENT BLACK WOMEN SPEAK OUT AGAINST U.S POLICIES By Monica Moorehead Three prominent Black women--two of them African American and the

[WW] Boston: City Councilor Says No to War

2001-10-24 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 1, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - BOSTON: CITY COUNCILOR SAYS NO TO WAR By Stevan Kirschbaum Boston The growing anti-war movement, which has seen tens of thousands in the streets,

[WW] No War on Iraq

2001-10-24 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 1, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - EDITORIAL: NO WAR ON IRAQ Danger. Fear. Manipulation of that fear to promote narrow interests. It is important in the wake of the unprecedented

[WW] Workers Walk Out Over Air Quality

2001-10-24 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 1, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - NEAR GROUND ZERO: WORKERS WALK OUT OVER AIR QUALITY By Mary Owen New York Workers' frustrations about toxic air near ground zero flared up here

[WW] Students, workers near ground zero at risk

2001-11-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 8, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - TOXIC GASES RISE FROM FIRES: STUDENTS, WORKERS NEAR GROUND ZERO AT RISK Special to Workers World New York The fires that started in the World

[WW] What kind of war is this?

2001-11-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 8, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - WHAT KIND OF A WAR IS THIS? A MURDER OF INNOCENTS AND PLUNDER OF RESOURCES By Heather Cottin The war in Afghanistan is creating the most

[WW] World's worst outbreak of anthrax

2001-11-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 8, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - WORLD'S WORST OUTBREAK OF ANTHRAX: WAS IT GERM WARFARE? By Elijah Crane As the anthrax scare continues to dominate the news in the U.S., there is

[WW] Afghans resist foreign domination

2001-11-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 8, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - FIRST BRITISH EMPIRE, NOW U.S.: AFGHANS RESIST FOREIGN DOMINATION By Deirdre Griswold It is now more than three weeks since the U.S. started

[WW] Juan Bosch dies: A popular president toppled by U.S.

2001-11-13 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 15, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - JUAN BOSCH DIES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: A POPULAR PRESIDENT TOPPLED BY U.S. By Oscar Ovalles On Nov. 1, after a long period of medical

[WW] South Korea keeps union leader in prison

2001-11-13 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 15, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - AS GM BUYS UP DAEWOO: SOUTH KOREA KEEPS UNION LEADER IN PRISON By Jeff Bigelow The Korean Stock Exchange announced Nov. 5 that foreign

[WW] Tips on getting out the truth

2001-11-13 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 15, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - TIPS ON GETTING OUT THE TRUTH By Leslie Feinberg If you live in Buffalo, N.Y., the newspaper you're reading right now might be in your hands

[WW] Win for Charleston 5 Dock Workers

2001-11-14 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 22, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - FREE AT LAST: WIN FOR CHARLESTON 5 DOCK WORKERS By Stephanie Hedgecoke Member, New York Typographical Union Local 6 After a tremendous outpouring

[WW] Conditions Worsen for Political Prisoners

2001-11-14 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 22, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - CONDITIONS WORSEN AFTER SEPT. 11: U.S. POLITICAL PRISONERS NEED SUPPORT By Greg Butterfield The plight of political prisoners in U.S. jails has

[WW] Voters Defeat Anti-Gay Initiatives

2001-11-14 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 22, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - MICHIGAN: VOTERS DEFEAT ANTI-GAY INITIATIVES By Leslie Feinberg Anti-gay zealots waged a multi-pronged battle against lesbian and gay civil

[WW] Leftbooks.com has New Gift Ideas

2001-11-16 Thread wwnews
http://www.leftbooks.com has just added six beautiful 2002 calendars and five sets of Knowledge Cards to our inventory. These items are perfect for holiday gifts. Get your shopping done early on the internet. http://www.leftbooks.com/online-store/scstore/c-Gift_Calendars.html Full color

[WW] The silencer

2001-11-18 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 22, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - THE SILENCER The Pentagon has admitted that it silenced the Arab television service Al-Jazeera by blowing up its Kabul office with a missile on

[WW] Another crisis looms for NYC

2001-11-18 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 22, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - LESSONS OF 1975 BANK TAKEOVER: ANOTHER CRISIS LOOMS FOR NYC By Milt Neidenberg New York The headline on an Oct. 30 New York Times article

[WW] Providence cops sued over racial profiling

2001-11-18 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 22, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - PROVIDENCE. R..I.: COPS SUED OVER RACIAL PROFILING By Michael Shaw Providence, R.I. Two suits against the Providence Police Department--one by

[WW] Philadelphia public schools: Groups resist grab by for-profit company

2001-11-18 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 22, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS: GROUPS RESIST GRAB BY FOR-PROFIT CO. By Betsey Piette Philadelphia Through public forums, outdoor rallies and

[WW] Seattle protest defends immigrant rights

2001-11-19 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 22, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - AS GOV'T SWOOPS DOWN: PROTEST DEFENDS IMMIGRANT RIGHTS By Deirdre Griswold The U.S. government ratcheted up its terror campaign against

[WW] Thousands condemn U.S. terrorist school

2001-11-24 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 29, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - Ft. Benning, Ga. THOUSANDS CONDEMN U.S. TERRORIST SCHOOL 70 arrested in protest at 'School of Assassins' By Dianne Mathiowetz Ft. Benning, Ga.

[WW] Message to SOA protest: 'Fight U.S. terrorism'

2001-11-24 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 29, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - Message to SOA protest 'FIGHT U.S. TERRORISM' [Excerpts from a speech by Sarah Sloan of the International ANSWER Coalition to the Nov. 17

[WW] Emerson Rudd's last words

2001-11-24 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 29, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - Emerson Rudd's last words: 'HEADS UP, EYES TOWARD THE SKY' By Teresa Gutierrez Huntsville, Texas He could have been an artist or a writer. Or

[WW] 100,000 march in London

2001-11-25 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 29, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - 100,000 march in London PROTESTS DENOUNCE U.S./UK WAR By John Catalinotto The Act Now to Stop War End Racism coalition (International ANSWER)

[WW] Pentagon terror in Afghanistan

2001-11-25 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 29, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - Pentagon terror in Afghanistan NO LETUP IN BRUTAL BOMBING By Leslie Feinberg Seen through the tightly focused lens of U.S. media censorship,

[WW] Causes of Jamaican turmoil, part 5

2001-11-27 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 29, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - Causes of Jamaican turmoil, part 5 'SLAVE DRIVER, THE TABLE WILL TURN' By P. Chin The following is the fifth and final part of this series. Read

[WW] Haiti moves toward political crisis

2001-11-27 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Nov. 29, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - As dire poverty worsens HAITI MOVES TOWARD POLITICAL CRISIS By G. Dunkel For the past 18 months, Haiti has been in the midst of a political

[WW] State Judge Denies Mumia Appeal

2001-11-28 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 6, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - TAKE IT TO THE STREETS/ DEC. 8: STATE JUDGE DENIES MUMIA'S APPEAL By Monica Moorehead On Nov. 21, Common Pleas Judge Pamela Dembe turned down an

[WW] Day of Mourning at Plymouth Rock

2001-11-28 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 6, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - DAY OF MOURNING AT PLYMOUTH ROCK: NATIVE PEOPLE SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER By Greg Butterfield Plymouth, Mass. A rainbow of several hundred Native

[WW] Massacred Prisoners' Hands Were Tied

2001-11-28 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 6, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - MASSACRED PRISONERS' HANDS WERE TIED The Pentagon has made it clear that it will manage the news coming out of Afghanistan--either by direct

[WW] ACTION ALERT- PROTESTS AGAINST BOMBING

2001-10-07 Thread wwnews
*** ACTION ALERT *** ACTION ALERT *** ACTION ALERT EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGAINST WAR: Protests will take place in cities all over the U.S. and around the world to say WAR RACISM ARE NOT THE ANSWER! IN NEW YORK CITY: Sun, Oct. 7: Protest 3 pm in Union Sq. Mon, Oct. 8: Protest 5 pm, Times

[WW] War spending eats at economy like cancer

2001-10-07 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 11, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - A MILITARY BUDGET TO KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF: WAR SPENDING EATS AT ECONOMY LIKE CANCER By Gary Wilson Since Sept. 11, President George W. Bush has

[WW] People on public assistance in NYC in crisis

2001-10-10 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 11, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - WITH WTC COMPUTER LINKS DESTROYED: PEOPLE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN CRISIS By Heather Cottin New York The destruction of the World Trade Center

[WW] Minnesota strike: Standing up to a wartime crisis

2001-10-14 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 18, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - MINNESOTA STRIKE: STANDING UP TO A WARTIME CRISIS --LESSONS FOR THE LABOR MOVEMENT By Milt Neidenberg They had no choice. On Oct. 1, a week

[WW] Letter-writing campaign for Mumia

2001-10-14 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 18, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGN FOR MUMIA The International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu- Jamal has initiated a letter-writing campaign to

[WW] It's all hype: Bush has no plan for laid-off workers

2001-10-14 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 18, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - IT'S ALL HYPE: BUSH HAS NO PLAN FOR LAID-OFF WORKERS By Gary Wilson Has President George W. Bush flip-flopped from economic reactionary to

[WW] SOA protesters describe U.S. training of assassins

2001-10-14 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 18, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - EVEN JUDGE IS SHOCKED: SOA PROTESTERS DESCRIBE U.S TRAINING OF ASSASSINS By Heather Cottin The School of the Americas at Fort Benning in

[WW] U.S. protects Haitian terrorist leader

2001-10-16 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 18, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - ALIVE AND WELL IN QUEENS, N.Y.: U.S. PROTECTS HAITIAN TERRORIST LEADER By G. Dunkel New York Some time after the U.S. Army sent troops to Haiti

[WW] No blood for oil profits

2001-10-16 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 18, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - EDITORIAL: NO BLOOD FOR OIL PROFITS Many working people in this country, still reeling from the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, are

[WW] Causes of turmoil in Jamaica, part 3

2001-10-16 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 18, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - PART 3: CAUSES OF TURMOIL IN JAMAICA By Pat Chin Part II covered Jamaica's early history under Spanish and British colonialism, the rise of the

[WW] Great gifts on Leftbooks.com

2001-11-30 Thread wwnews
Great gifts on Leftbooks.com Go to http://www.leftbooks.com for some great progressive gifts. Buy a beautiful color calendar of African and Guatemalan textiles or a full color African American History engagement calendar. Baseball fans will love the Black Ball: the Negro Leagues Baseball

[WW] Postal union says: No safety, no work

2001-12-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 6, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - UNION SAYS: NO SAFETY, NO WORK By G. Dunkel Buried under all the news about the most recent case of inhalation anthrax was a strong statement by

[WW] Women's liberation Afghanistan

2001-12-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 6, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - BEWARE THE SIREN SONG: WOMEN'S LIBERATION AFGHANISTAN By Minnie Bruce Pratt As U.S. bombing and troop presence has intensified in Afghanistan,

[WW] U.S. bill would sanction Zimbabwe: Aim is to block land reform

2001-12-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 6, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - U.S. BILL WOULD SANCTION ZIMBABWE: AIM IS TO BLOCK LAND REFORM By Deirdre Griswold The art of public relations goes back a long way, as the old

[WW] Palestinian defeats Mass. police frame-up

2001-12-04 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 6, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - AFTER VIGOROUS DEFENSE CAMPAIGN: PALESTINIAN DEFEATS POLICE FRAME-UP By Steven Gillis Boston Supporters of Palestinian activist Amer Jubran are

[WW] U.S. trade pact chokes Latin American economies

2001-12-04 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 6, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - REPORT FROM HAVANA CONFERENCE: U.S. TRADE PACT CHOKES LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIES By Gloria La Riva Havana Osvaldo de Leon, Indigenous leader from

[WW] Letters to WW

2001-12-04 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 6, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - LETERS TO THE EDITOR COCA-COLA AND GUATEMALA Rebeca Toledo's article Cite Coca-Cola in death-squad killings comes as no surprise. The same

[WW] Keeping 'allies' at arm's length

2001-12-04 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 6, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - EDITORIAL: KEEPING ALLIES AT ARM'S LENGTH Nothing indicates the predatory character of Bush's war on terror more than the irritation between U.S.

[WW] Mumia is All of Us

2001-12-05 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - MUMIA IS ALL OF US By Leslie Feinberg Mumia is all of us! You can hear that shout of determination from street protests to cyberspace.

[WW] Students Defend Philly Schools

2001-12-05 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - HUNDREDS FORM HUMAN CHAIN: STUDENTS PROTEST PRIVATIZATION OF PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS By Betsey Piette Philadelphia On Nov. 29 hundreds of students

[WW] Anthrax: A Tale of Two Classes

2001-12-05 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - SENATORS, POSTAL WORKERS AND ANTHRAX: A TALE OF TWO CLASSES By G. Dunkel What's the difference between a post office worker and a senator? The

[WW] Friendly Fire

2001-12-05 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - EDITORIAL: FRIENDLY FIRE You mustn't even whisper it. You don't love this war? Then keep your mouth shut. Bush Inc. has spoken. There will be no

[WW] Wefare Cuts+Job Losses=Poverty Crisis

2001-12-05 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - WELFARE CUTS + JOB LOSSES = POVERTY CRISIS By Heather Cottin New York There's another front to the U.S. war. It's right here in this country.

[WW] Welfare cuts + job losses = poverty crisis

2001-12-09 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - WELFARE CUTS + JOB LOSSES = POVERTY CRISIS By Heather Cottin New York There's another front to the U.S. war. It's right here in this country.

[WW] Steel workers fight for their jobs

2001-12-09 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - AS LTV LAYS OFF THOUSANDS: STEEL WORKERS FIGHT FOR THEIR JOBS By Martha Grevatt Cleveland The workers at LTV Steel Co. call it a terrorist

[WW] Detroit opts for domestic partner benefits

2001-12-09 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - DETROIT OPTS FOR DOMESTIC PARTNER BENEFITS Workers World Bureau Detroit On Nov. 30, the Detroit City Council took an important first step toward

[WW] Israel launches assault on Palestinian authority

2001-12-09 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - BUSH DOCTRINE PAVES THE WAY: ISRAEL LAUNCHES ASSAULT ON PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY By Fred Goldstein The latest attacks on the Palestinian people by

[WW] Danger of U.S. war against Iraq grows

2001-12-11 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - HAWKS AND VULTURES: DANGER OF U.S. WAR AGAINST IRAQ GROWS By John Catalinotto The Bush administration is closer to moving aggressively against

[WW] Koreans attacked in Japan see link to U.S. propaganda

2001-12-11 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - KOREANS ATTACKED IN JAPAN SEE LINK TO U.S. PROPAGANDA By Deirdre Griswold It's called scapegoating. It happens in every big capitalist economic

[WW] International forum denounces U.S. war

2001-12-11 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - INTERNATIONAL FORUM DENOUNCES U.S. WAR Special to Workers World Madrid, Spain Representatives of sectors of the Spanish progressive movement,

[WW] Chile police attack Communist Party office

2001-12-11 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - CHILE: POLICE ATTACK COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICE By R.M. Sharpe The headquarters of the Communist Party of Chile was brutally attacked on Nov. 27 by

[WW] Argentina after IMF 'reform'

2001-12-11 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - ARGENTINA AFTER IMF REFORM: BANKS CLOSE DOORS AS ECONOMY NEARS COLLAPSE By Andy McInerney The image splashed across business pages around the

[WW] AIDS and poverty

2001-12-11 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - EDITORIAL: AIDS AND POVERTY More than two decades into the AIDS pandemic, with more than 20 million lives having been lost worldwide and the

[WW] Low-wage immigrants win back pay

2001-12-11 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - IT CAN BE DONE: LOW-WAGE IMMIGRANTS WIN BACK PAY By Milt Neidenberg New York How sweet it is. A group of immigrant, undocumented workers in

[WW] Anti-war message resonates in community meetings

2001-12-11 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - HOLMES SPEAKS IN L.A.: ANTI-WAR MESSAGE RESONATES IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS By Jimmie Cho Los Angeles Larry Holmes, a co-coordinator of the

[WW] Rhode Island: Housing Aid Freeze

2001-12-12 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 20, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - RHODE ISLAND: HOUSING AID FREEZE: A COLD-HEARTED MEASURE By Mike Shaw Providence, R.I. At Travelers Aid of Rhode Island--an agency for the

[WW] Philly Cops Attack March for Mumia

2001-12-12 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 20, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - AS HUNDREDS WATCH IN HORROR: PHILLY COPS ATTACK MARCH FOR MUMIA By Monica Moorehead Philadelphia As a thousand supporters of African American

[WW] Mass Arrest of Jersey Teachers

2001-12-12 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 20, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - SOLIDARITY DEEPENS BEHIND BARS: MASS ARREST OF JERSEY TEACHERS By Heather Cottin Some 228 striking teachers from the Middletown, N.J., school

[WW] Venezuela: The Specter of Counter-Revolution

2001-12-12 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 20, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - VENEZUELA: THE SPECTER OF COUNTER-REVOLUTION By Andy McInerney The democratic revolution led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez faced its first

[WW] Thousands Killed by U.S. Bombers

2001-12-12 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 20, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - WHAT THEY WON'T LET US SEE: THOUSANDS KILLED BY U.S. BOMBERS By Deirdre Griswold The planned and deliberate brutality of the Pentagon war in

[WW] Cuban 5: Their Crime? Monitoring Terrorists

2001-12-12 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 20, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - THEIR CRIME? MONITORING TERRORISTS: CUBAN 5 FACE STIFF SENTENCES IN IMPERIALIST COURT By Gloria La Riva Miami [Editor's note: On Dec. 12, Federal

[WW] Eyewitness: Police Staged a Riot

2001-12-12 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 20, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - EYEWITNESS STATEMENT: POLICE STAGED A RIOT [The following is excerpted from a statement from one of the protesters arrested Dec. 8 at the march

[WW] Asian, U.S. groups plan coordinated actions against war

2001-12-15 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 20, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - ASIAN, U.S. GROUPS MEET IN JAPAN: PLAN COORDINATED ACTIONS AGAINST WAR Special to Workers World Kyoto, Japan Representatives of organizations

[WW] Canadian workers honor Peltier

2001-12-15 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 20, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - CANADIAN WORKERS HONOR PELTIER The Ontario Federation of Labor honored Native leader and political prisoner Leonard Peltier with the 2001 Human

[WW] Will Somalia be next?

2001-12-15 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 20, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - WILL SOMALIA BE NEXT? U.S. TARGETS ANOTHER POOR COUNTRY By Deirdre Griswold The Pentagon has been sending warplanes over Somalia, claiming this

[WW] Bush Pushes War on Many Fronts

2001-12-19 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - CONVENTIONAL DEVASTATION AND NUCLEAR TERROR: BUSH PUSHES WAR ON MANY FRONTS By Fred Goldstein The Bush administration is pushing out on all

[WW] Argentine Workers Resort to General Strike

2001-12-19 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - CAPITALIST ECONOMY IN FREEFALL: ARGENTINE WORKERS RESORT TO GENERAL STRIKE By Andy McInerney Hundreds of thousands of workers paralyzed South

[WW] Bush Backs Sharon's War on Palestine

2001-12-19 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - BUSH BACKS SHARON'S WAR ON PALESTINE By Richard Becker Dec. 18--The much asked question, Where will the U.S. war go after Afghanistan? is

[WW] Mumia: Struggle Overturns Death Sentence

2001-12-19 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - STRUGGLE OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE/ NEXT STEP: FREE MUMIA! By Monica Moorehead and Larry Holmes U.S. Federal District Judge William Yohn, in a

[WW] Ramsey Clark Warns of Plutocracy

2001-12-19 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - AT NYC MEETING ON U.S. TERROR AT HOME AND ABROAD: RAMSEY CLARK WARNS OF PLUTOCRACY By Deirdre Griswold New York Whether you're a long-time

[WW] After police attack on Mumia march: Philly activists say 'Drop charges'

2001-12-31 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - AFTER POLICE ATTACK ON MUMIA MARCH: PHILLY ACTIVISTS SAY DROP THE CHARGES By Betsey Piette Philadelphia Community activists have called for an

[WW] From Mumia Abu-Jamal: A daily terror

2001-12-31 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - FROM MUMIA ABU-JAMAL: A DAILY TERROR The power of the media to condition consciousness is vast. For, with the merest mention of a word--say, for

[WW] For-profit nursing care in crisis

2001-12-31 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - FOR-PROFIT NURSING CARE IN CRISIS By Bev Hiestand Buffalo, N.Y. Those in Western New York who need the care only a nursing home can provide are

[WW] Dregs of U.S. military occupation: Filipinos struggle with toxic wastes

2001-12-31 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - DREGS OF U.S. MILIARY OCCUPATION: FILIPINOS STRUGGLE WITH TOXIC WASTES By Sarah Sloan Central Luzon, Philippines Central Luzon has a deep

[WW] Korea and defense

2002-01-01 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - EDITORIAL: KOREA AND DEFENSE The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has what it calls an army-first policy. This elicits howls of outrage from

[WW] Protests at European Summit

2002-01-01 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - AT EUROPOEAN SUMMIT: WORKERS, ANTI-CAPIALISTS STAGE LARGE PROTESTS By John Catalinotto Fifteen European prime ministers met at a castle in the

[WW] Global warning

2002-01-01 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - EDITORIAL: GLOBAL WARNING New scientific reports underscore the environmental dangers humanity faces from industrial development under

[WW] Letters to WW

2002-01-01 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Dec. 27, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ANTHRAX MISSING FROM GOV'T LAB Thank you for sending me this wonderful article on the postal workers' struggle vs. the

[WW] Bush vows endless war

2002-01-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Jan. 10, 2002 issue of Workers World newspaper - BUSH VOWS ENDLESS WAR By Brian Becker New York City It's the end of the year and so of course many people want to make end-of-the-year

[WW] Steel mega-merger: Workers can struggle for control

2002-01-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Jan. 10, 2002 issue of Workers World newspaper - AS STEEL MEGA-MERGER LOOMS: WORKERS CAN BE TOSSED OUT -- OR STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL By Milt Neidenberg There is turmoil and turbulence in the Rust

[WW] UAW local president: Workers should not support this war

2002-01-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Jan. 10, 2002 issue of Workers World newspaper - FROM A UAW LOCAL PRESIDENT: WORKERS SHOULD NOT SUPPORT THIS WAR [The following letter on the current war was sent by the president of a UAW

[WW] Focus on Iraq clouds anthrax query

2002-01-02 Thread wwnews
- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Jan. 10, 2002 issue of Workers World newspaper - BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE: FOCUS ON IRAQ CLOUDS ANTHRAX QUERY January Actions to Demand No War, No Sanctions By John Catalinotto As 2002 begins,

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