by James Parks Casino workers in Atlantic City, N.J., have voted by overwhelming majorities to join the UAW to gain a better life and increase their political strength. The value of joining the union became clear yesterday when Mayor Scott Evans chose the UAW union hall to sign into law a smoking ban, which includes […]
Republican Minority Denies Women Equal Pay Rights
by James Parks Two days after Equal Pay Day, a minority of primarily Republican senators once again made it harder for women workers to overcome pay discrimination. The Senate failed to cut off debate on the Fair Pay Restoration Act (H.R. 2831) and bring the bill to the floor for a vote. The […]
Zimbabwe Election Violence Predicted for Second Round
By Meshack Ndodana in Harare. With a run-off between Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai looking increasingly likely, there are signs that the Zimbabwean regime will launch a crackdown to ensure victory for the incumbent at all costs. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, ZEC, is dragging its feet on announcing the official result of the […]
US Housing Agency Chief Departs, Agency Should Follow Suit
US Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Cabinet Secretary Alphonso Jackson has resigned under the cloud of allegations that he steered lucrative contracts to friends. I am reminded in the scene from Casablanca, where the Claude Rains character declares that he is shocked to discover that gambling is going on at Rick’s Cafe Americain. If true, why […]
PBS Series Looks at How Inequality Is Making Us Sick
by James Parks, Mar 25, 2008 Americans spend more money on health care than any other country, but the benefits of our health care system are distributed unequally. We know 47 million Americans have no health care and the health care system is broken. Ninety-five percent of the 26,000 people who responded to the AFL-CIO/Working […]
Kosovo A just solution requires multinational co-existence ,LLP staement
Today, a real just solution for Kosovo comes through the restoration of multinational co-existence (an aspiration that unfortunately has been lost in most part) and the full respect of the rights of all ethnic groups and minorities, including their right to define the level of their autonomy and self-defense. 1. “The Yugoslav crisis began in […]