by James Parks In a decision today that could disenfranchise millions of average Americans, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld, on a 6–3 vote, Indiana’s voter identification law, the most restrictive law of its kind in the country. In his dissent, Justice David Souter echoed what critics of the law have said all along: Indiana’s voter ID […]
Kyrgyzstan Fast-Tracks Energy Sell-Off
– By IWPR staff in Bishkek (RCA No. 543, 25-Apr-08) Legislative changes allowing the Kyrgyz government to privatise the potentially lucrative energy sector without consulting parliament have raised concerns that it wants to speed ahead with sales with little accountability or transparency. On April 18, parliament passed three bills relating to energy privatisation in the […]
Texas Educational Board Votes to Deny “Creationism Degree”
As Ben Stein’s new documentary film "Expelled" is lighting up movie theaters in the United States, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Academic Excellence and Research Committee has just voted down a proposal for a certificate of authority to offer a Master of Science degree in Science Education by the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) […]
Handwriting? We Don’t Need No Reeking Handwriting
"My son, who is in third grade, spends much of his school day struggling to learn how to form the letter ‘G.’ Sometimes he writes it backwards. Sometimes the tail on his lowercase T’ goes the wrong way. [He] may fail the state assessment standards." When I was attending university, I had an ineffably magnificent […]
AFL-CIO Urges Congress to Make César Chávez’s Birthday a National Holiday
Thirteen states already celebrate the birthday of the late César Chávez, one of the most inspirational union and human rights leaders of 20th century. On April 1st, members of Congress and the union movement renewed their efforts to establish Chávez’s March 31 birthday as a national holiday. Speaking at a Capitol Hill press conference, AFL-CIO Executive Vice […]
Burger King Rallies Kick Off Student Labor Week of Action
by James Parks, Apr 1, 2008 College students from California to New York to Florida this week are raising their voices demanding justice for workers on campuses and in their communities. Yesterday, students at more than 20 universities rallied at Burger King restaurants where they delivered a strong message to the “exploitation king” that slavery […]
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