Current Issues
New Violence Wrecks Mideast Peace Hope — Bush Backs Israel Military Strikes
'You cant fight terrorism with the military, Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, from Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, told the World Dec. 4. Israel has tried to do that for...
Fast Track Passage in the House Threatens to Give President Undue Powers
U.S. Representatives narrowly pass Fast Track trade authority bill, 215-214.
Labor Wins Big in Union-Busting South Carolina
Gathered in the union hall and parking lot on East Bay Street, the dockworkers ofInternational Longshoremens Association (ILA) Local 1422, mostly African American men, celebrated their hard-fought victory in the...
It’s Official! Economy in Recession
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said the Nov. 26 announcement that the economy was now officially in a recession confirmed what Americas working families have known for months.
Afghanistan’s Future Debated in Bonn
The United Nations convened its first formal talks on a post-Taliban transitional government in Afghanistan Nov. 27. Much of the world, including the Afghan people, is focusing its hope on...