News

                
  • India’s Communists decontaminate a radioactive deal

    India’s Communists decontaminate a radioactive deal

    November 9, 2007 By Vijay Prashad

    On Oct. 12, India’s Congress Party threw in the towel. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the leader of the United Progressive Alliance, Sonia Gandhi, said they would step back from the U.S.-India nuclear deal.

    Read more
  • We will take New Orleans back

    We will take New Orleans back

    November 9, 2007

    NEW ORLEANS — It’s back to school time every fall all across America: you pack their lunches and send the kids off to school. Unless you live here. Two years after Katrina tore through the mouth...

    Read more
  • Senate defies Bush, approves childrens health care bill

    Senate defies Bush, approves childrens health care bill

    November 9, 2007

    WASHINGTON — The Senate defied President Bush, Nov. 2, and approved for a third time a new version of the SCHIP children’s health care program by a 64-30 vote. Meanwhile, House leaders struggled to win over...

    Read more
  • Children suffer in immigration raids

    Children suffer in immigration raids

    November 9, 2007

    For every two people detained in immigration enforcement operations, one child is left behind, according to a recent report, “Paying the Price: The impact of Immigration Raids on America’s Children,” released by the National Council of...

    Read more
  • Chryslers signing bonus: pink slip for workers

    Chryslers signing bonus: pink slip for workers

    November 9, 2007

    Rank-and-file roiled by job and shift cuts as tentative deal is reached with Ford Less than a week after Chrysler workers barely approved a concessionary contract, the company’s Nov. 1 announcement that it will slash 10,000...

    Read more