PWW Oct. 13, 2007The paper of working-class news and opinion since 1924. The People's Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo is a national, grassroots weekly newspaper. Features coverage and analysis of worker's rights, peace, equality, social and economic justice, democracy, civil liberties, women's rights, environmental protection and more.New group affirms African-Latino identity- October 11, 2007 CHICAGO Over 200 people met at San Lucas United Church here Sept. 21 for the launching of the Afro-Latin Institute of Chicago. Its mission is to help strengthen research and build activist networks among Latinos of African descent in the United States.http://www.pww.org/article/view/11863/ Two halves of Korea cement ties- October 11, 2007 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun made history Oct. 2 when he walked across the Military Demarcation Line, which separates North and South Korea, and became the first ever head of state to do so. He traveled to the North to meet with his counterpart, Kim Jong Il, on Oct. 3-4.http://www.pww.org/article/view/11861/ Auto pact: the good, the bad and the ugly- October 11, 2007 The wages and working conditions of union autoworkers have always set standards for all manufacturing. These in turn have put upward pressure on wages and benefits for all workers. But in todays political and economic climate, major contract negotiations in the manufacturing sector are hell.http://www.pww.org/article/view/11860/ Ground Zero fire, deaths, spur questions- October 11, 2007 Six years after the 911 attack, the fog of profiteering, corruption and secrecy continues to whirl around the demolition and reconstruction of the World Trade Center site.http://www.pww.org/article/view/11859/ By slim margin, Costa Rica passes free trade pact- October 11, 2007 In an unprecedented referendum, Costa Rican voters Oct. 7 ratified a free trade treaty with the United States, putting their nation on track with neighboring Panama, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala plus the Dominican Republic to join the U.S.-sponsored Central American Free Trade Agreement. Under CAFTA, tariffs and quotas will phase out over 10 years.http://www.pww.org/article/view/11858/ Vigils press lawmakers to override Bush veto- October 11, 2007 Childrens advocates stood vigil outside Republican lawmakers district offices across the nation Oct. 4 to demand that they override President Bushs veto of a $35 billion increase in the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).http://www.pww.org/article/view/11857/ Latino Congreso sets 2008 agenda- October 11, 2007 Some 2,000 Latino leaders and activists from throughout the United States met in Los Angeles Oct. 5-9 to map an action plan and social justice program for the 2008 elections. Their goal is to bring out 10 million Latino voters who can play a decisive role in the presidential and congressional elections.http://www.pww.org/article/view/11856/ Making dry bones come alive in New Orleans- October 11, 2007 It takes a leap of faith to believe that this lovely city can be rebuilt from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, given the cruelty of President Bush who concealed his administrations abandonment of the working people of New Orleans with honey-sweet promises, all of them broken.http://www.pww.org/article/view/11855/ Somethings rotten in Shangri-la- October 11, 2007 Drive 60 miles northwest of Manhattan and youre on a New Jersey road winding beneath mountain ridges exploding with fall colors reflected in a string of lakes. As you think you might be in Shangri-la, you pass a billboard proclaiming, Welcome to West Milford a Clean Community, signed by the Republican mayor. An American flag flutters atop a pole next to it.http://www.pww.org/article/view/11854/ Autoworkers: Round 2- October 11, 2007 About 43,000 autoworkers streamed out of their workplaces Oct. 10 at Chrysler plants across the nation, launching a second nationwide auto strike within a two-week period, but this one lasting only about four hours.http://www.pww.org/article/view/11853/ |