People's Weekly World Launches New Web Site
It is a voice for workers, a source for progressive news and analysis, and its presence on the Internet is growing. From its weekly print newspaper to a daily source of new and important articles with local, national, and international focus, the People's Weekly World's new Web site has become a place that has more to offer readers than ever before.
Canada: StatsCan Confirms Income Gap Growing
During the so-called lengthy period of 'economic growth' before the present downturn, most working people in Canada were losing ground, and the gap between rich and poor continued to widen. That's the conclusion of Statistics Canada (StatsCan) figures just released from the 2006 census.
Book Review: The Race Beat
The gripping drama of the skillfully written narrative in The Race Beat by Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff reveals a generally untold angle of the civil rights movement: the press that covered it. Roberts is a veteran of the New York Times cadre of civil rights reporters, and Klibanoff is a Southern reporter.
Greening the College Campus
Microcosms of the world at large, college campuses are great test beds for environmental change, and many students are working hard to get their administrations to take positive action.
U.S. government closes down European web sites promoting Cuba tourism
MADRID.—The U.S. government has closed down a number of Internet web sites operating from Spain, which belong to a British citizen resident in that country and are promoting tourism, as reported in the Madrid Público newspaper.
What Would We Do Without Bush?
Well, of course, we'll criticize McCain or Obama, or maybe even praise something if Obama does something we approve of (which seems rather unlikely with McCain). Democracy requires eternal vigilance, and citizens of a democracy do NOT have a 'commander in chief.'
Missouri Defeats Deceptive Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Initiative
Missouri Jobs with Justice, working as part of the broader WE CAN coalition, won a tremendous victory when the deceptively named Missouri 'Civil Rights' Initiative failed to turn in signatures which would have placed a constitutional ban on affirmative action on the November ballot.
Barack Obama to be Named One of America's 'Fittest Guys'
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will appear on Men's Fitness magazine's annual top 25 fittest guys in America list, which will appear on newsstands Monday May 19th.
Veterans Call for Bush Impeachment
One of the country's largest antiwar veterans organizations asked Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, this week to meet to discuss pursuing impeachment proceedings against George W. Bush.
Pride at Work: Calif. Court Rules for Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON, DC- In a huge step forward for fairness and equality, California's Supreme Court ruled today that the state could not deny LGBT couples the right to marry.
