Year: 2006
Seattle protest targets Zionist AIPAC dinner
November 20, 2006
Seattle protest targets Zionist AIPAC dinner
Around 60 people braved cold and wind to protest at the Westin Hotel as AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs…
U.S. funds anti-Chávez Venezuelan groups
November 17, 2006
U.S. funds anti-Chávez Venezuelan groups
As Venezuela's Dec. 3 presidential election approaches, the U.S. government is intensifying efforts to interfere with the re-election bid of…
Environmental injustice linked to children’s asthma in South Bronx
November 17, 2006
Environmental injustice linked to children’s asthma in South Bronx
Have you ever seen a child having a serious asthma attack? Asthma is a chronic pulmonary condition that impacts 7-10…
South Korea: 138,000 workers conduct warning strike
November 17, 2006
South Korea: 138,000 workers conduct warning strike
On Nov. 15, 138,000 workers in South Korea went on strike. They were responding to a call from the Korean…
Houston janitors continue strike, target corporate property owners
November 17, 2006
Houston janitors continue strike, target corporate property owners
On Oct. 23, 5,300 Houston janitors went on strike against five cleaning companies—ABM, OneSource, GCA, Sanitors and Prichard. These low-paid,…
Electoral fraud and people’s resistance in Mexico
November 17, 2006
Electoral fraud and people’s resistance in Mexico
Dr. Gilberto López y Rivas is a professor of ethnology and social anthropology at the National Institute of Anthropology and…
New U.S. policy denies health care to immigrant children
November 17, 2006
New U.S. policy denies health care to immigrant children
A new federal policy makes the children of undocumented immigrants ineligible to automatically qualify for Medicaid. Immigrant parents will have…
Oaxaca movement forms new government, widens struggle
November 17, 2006
Oaxaca movement forms new government, widens struggle
On Nov. 10, the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) was formally dissolved. It was replaced by the…
Anti-Castro terrorist gets only four years in prison
November 16, 2006
Anti-Castro terrorist gets only four years in prison
The writer is the coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five in San Francisco. For more information…
Hundreds protest Israeli PM Olmert in Los Angeles
November 15, 2006
Hundreds protest Israeli PM Olmert in Los Angeles
On Tuesday, Nov. 14, a spirited crowd of more than 300 people gathered at 4 p.m. in downtown Los Angeles…