[BRC-NEWS] A Lesson That Will Not Die

2003-10-01 Thread j w
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0930-06.htm Published on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 by CommonDreams.org A Lesson That Will Not Die, A Vision That Cannot Fail by Laurie King-Irani Humanity. Genius. Passion. Curiosity. Eloquence. Talent. All of these words, and so many more,

[BRC-NEWS] Gearing Up for the New Term

2003-10-06 Thread j w
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1065122110047 Gearing Up for the New TermTony MauroLegal Times10-06-2003A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court opened its term on a relatively quiet note, with few blockbuster cases on its docket. Then came the affirmative action, gay rights, and still-pending

[BRC-NEWS] Let Freedom Roll

2003-10-10 Thread j w
http://thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20031027s=quiroz Let Freedom Roll by JULIE QUIROZ-MARTIACUTE;NEZ In 1961, 19-year-old Ruby Doris Smith arrived in Rock Hill, South Carolina, fully expecting the violent racist fury that awaited her and the other black students on her bus. At the time, the term

[BRC-NEWS] Bush gives in to chemical companies

2003-10-14 Thread j w
http://www.progressive.org/nov03/cusac1103.html Open to Attack: Bush gives in to chemical companies,leaving the nation vulnerable. by Anne-Marie Cusac Since September 11, 2001, the nation has been on alert about the vulnerability of chemical facilities. And while the Bush Administration claims

[BRC-NEWS] When Facts Don't Matter

2003-10-22 Thread j w
http://tompaine.com/feature2.cfm/ID/9193/view/print When Facts Don't Matter Reece Rushing is a policy analyst at OMB Watch, a research and advocacy organization that monitors the activities of the Office of Management and Budget. In his new book, Paul Krugman calls the Bush administration

[BRC-NEWS] Mentally Ill Mistreated in Prison

2003-10-27 Thread j w
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/usa1003 Mentally Ill Mistreated in Prison - More Mentally Ill in Prison Than in Hospitals Human Rights Watch NEW YORK - October 22 - Mentally ill offenders face mistreatment and neglect in many U.S. prisons, Human Rights Watch charged in a report released

[BRC-NEWS] Iraq is Not America's to Sell

2003-11-11 Thread j w
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1107-09.htm Iraq is Not America's to Sell International law is Unequivocal - Paul Bremer's Economic Reforms are Illegal by Naomi Klein Bring Halliburton home. Cancel the contracts. Ditch the deals. Rip up the rules. Those are just a few of the suggestions

[BRC-NEWS] Georgia 'Velvet Revolution'

2003-11-23 Thread j w
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1123-07.htm Published on Sunday, November 23, 2003 by Reuters Shevardnadze Quits in Georgia 'Velvet Revolution' by Elizabeth Piper TBILISI, Georgia - Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze announced his resignation Sunday, bowing to opposition

[BRC-NEWS] Race, Radicalism, and Industrial Union Democracy

2003-11-25 Thread j w
From the Winter, 2004 issue of WorkingUSA (subscriptions available at www.mesharpe.com): Race, Radicalism, and Industrial Union Democracy BLACK FREEDOM FIGHTERS IN STEEL:The Struggle For Democratic Unionism. By Ruth Needleman.Cornell. 305 pp.$47.50 cloth; $25.95, paper. LEFT OUT: Reds and

[BRC-NEWS] globalization in rural farm communities

2003-12-11 Thread j w
The challenge of globalization in rural farm communities. by: Khalil Tian Shahyd For the past decade movements for liberation and alternatives to globalization have been supported by communities and social movements throughout the world. In this process, rural, land based and Indigenous movements

[BRC-NEWS] The Color of Money and Black Political Empowerment

2004-01-09 Thread j w
The Color of Money and Black Political Empowerment By Richard Muhammad [EMAIL PROTECTED] StraightWords E-Zine America's most famous zip code may be 90210, but even ritzy Beverly Hills can't match 10021 when it comes to political clout. Zip code 10021 covers the Upper East Side of Manhattan,