Bush Appointee Rules Guantánamo Prisoners 'Non-Persons'
It’s hard to believe, but the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., just ruled three Muslim British humanitarian workers and a religious pilgrim captured in Afghanistan and detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison, were non-persons and, therefore, torturing them was legal!
Judge Orders Class Action Lawsuit Against VA to Go Forward
A class action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) over lengthy delays for medical care and disability benefits can go forward, ruled a federal judge last Thursday in San Francisco.
Bush Middle East Visit Goes Awry
The arrival Wednesday of President Bush to the Middle East was met by Palestinian protests and Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip which left three dead.
A New Direction
It seems like yesterday that 15,000 working family voters crowded into Chicago’s Soldier Field to ask questions and hear what the seven major Democratic presidential candidates had to say about jobs, health care, workers’ rights, the war in Iraq and more.
Bush, the Great Torturer
Bush and his closest allies, at the same time those with the least ethics, planned and ordered the violence against those detained in the so called anti terrorist crusade beyond acceptable norms.
Recycling Things Other Than Paper and Plastic
It’s true that recycling items other than paper, plastic and glass is still no easy task. But if you’re committed to unloading something without adding it to a landfill, a little research can go a long way.
Jobless Rate Worsens to 5 Percent; Bush Economy Tanking Fast
Unemployment worsened to 5 percent—sinking a whopping three-tenths of percentage point, from 4.7 percent in November, the largest single jump since the slowdown following Sept. 11, 2001.
NAFTA: Social Disaster, Hunger in Mexico
Corn producers predicted hunger and social disaster in Mexico's poorest sectors, due to the lifting of tariffs on corn imports from the United States and Canada, by virtue of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Golden Globes Award Show Producer in Talks with Striking Writers
The sponsor of Hollywood's Golden Globe film and television awards said on Wednesday it has begun talks with TV writers aimed at allowing its honors to be broadcast as planned despite the ongoing screenwriters strike.
Mexican Farmers Stonewall NAFTA Provisions
Though actions blocking imports of subsidized US grains ended Wednesday, rejection of the North American Free Trade Agreement keeps growing in Mexico.
