Yoshizawa drew on a cigarette held in his dirt-stained right hand as he sat behind his stall. He has a nose split up the middle by an inch-long scar and mud sticks to the hems of his dark grey nylon trousers. Yoshizawa lives homeless in Tokyo?fs Ueno Park. He used to be a builder but now makes money selling the ginkgo nuts he collects in the park. ?gI do this until December,?h … [Read more...] about Ueno’s Homeless
No Labor Law In California-
California is known around the world as a worker-friendly environment, a state replete with laws and regulations friendly to the worker. But all of this is misleading. It turns out that there is, on a percentage basis, virtually no enforcement of California Labor Law. Sweatshop conditions are rampant, and now even ordinary workers have no hope of getting justice when their … [Read more...] about No Labor Law In California-
– Iowa Peace, Justice & Protest Books from the Heartland
Mike Palecek is an Iowa author, former federal prisoner for peace, seminarian, and newspaper reporter. He was the Iowa Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. House, 5th District, 2000 election.Order here: https://www.iowapeace.com/(1) "Twins": based in Minneapolis/Saint Paul. Twin brothers, one a revolutionary priest, the other the warden of the local federal … [Read more...] about – Iowa Peace, Justice & Protest Books from the Heartland
-Dictator Alberto Fujimori and Japanese Government Silence
From ZNet Sustainer ForumPlease consider joining and supporting ZNetBy Andre VltchekIn 1993, one year after the ‘self-coup’ performed by Alberto Fujimori, his supporters and the military, the office of ‘Coordinadora nacional de los derechos humanos’ (‘National Coordination Office for Human Rights’) in Lima was packed with desperate … [Read more...] about -Dictator Alberto Fujimori and Japanese Government Silence
-Chomsky on the Hutton Whitewash
Recently Noam Chomsky was asked his views on the Hutton Report in the ZNet Sustainer Forum :Would you be willing to comment on the Hutton report, the BBC's coverage of the British government's role in the invasion, and the "vindication" of Tony Blair?Reponse:The most interesting thing about the Hutton inquiry, in my opinion, is that it took place. The idea that the … [Read more...] about -Chomsky on the Hutton Whitewash