Day May 1, 2006

The boycott succeeded

Hundreds of thousands of mostly Hispanic immigrants skipped work and took to the streets Monday, flexing their economic muscle in a nationwide boycott that succeeded in slowing or shutting many farms, factories, markets and restaurants. Police estimated 400,000 people marched…

It’s called ‘blowback’

Invading Iraq spurred global terrorism In its latest annual report on global terrorism, the U.S. State Department admitted that the number of ‘terrorist incidents’ and deaths since America invaded Iraq, has increased largely because of the war itself. In other…

May 1. Day Without an Immigrant

Excerpts from an interview with Nativo López, president of the Mexican American Political Association, on the May Day Protests. “You get what you’re ready to fight for” The three-tier legalization program offered by Hegel-Martinez in the Senate is a codified…

Gudby T’ Tony?

If the Labour Party, as expected, loses enough seats in Thursday’s election, then rebels will be able to launch a highly damaging attack against Tony Blair, who is already reeling after multiple scandals and relevations. This could be the end…