A cause for celebration?Alan Maass (Socialist Worker) examines the claims made about the Democrats' health care legislation. March 24, 2010LAST SUNDAY night around 10 p.m., I was finishing up the next day's edition of SocialistWorker.org when my e-mail inbox started filling up like a casino slot machine finally paying off. The subject lines all had the same theme: "Historic … [Read more...] about More critiques of the health care bill acknowledging the good as well as the ugly (several articles)
Social Justice/社会正義
Health Reform: Theirs and Ours
By Paul Street from ZNETCorporate health “reform” has gotten the congressional votes it needed and the public relations spin is on. Now that the “deeply conservative” Barack Obama[1] and his fellow corporate Democrats have pushed their big business-friendly measure – devoid of any public insurance option to counter the power of the insurance oligopoly– through the House … [Read more...] about Health Reform: Theirs and Ours
Healthcare Bill “A Victory for Capitalism” (Excerpt of Michael Moore Interview with Amy Goodman)
...Today we’re joined by the director of Sicko, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore. His latest film is called Capitalism: A Love Story, and he’s made many others. We spoke to him late yesterday and began by asking Michael for his reaction to the House vote on healthcare reform. MICHAEL MOORE: I’ve been pretty vocal about this. This bill was never … [Read more...] about Healthcare Bill “A Victory for Capitalism” (Excerpt of Michael Moore Interview with Amy Goodman)
記事 HUMAN RIGHTS…WAR/人権…戦争
From 1997-2002Stories here are related to both War and Empire and Social Justicehttps://www.tokyoprogressive.org/index/archivesindex.html#humanrhts … [Read more...] about 記事 HUMAN RIGHTS…WAR/人権…戦争
Stop Starbucks. It fires workers who join labor unions
1. Sign the Memo to Howard SchultzSchultz has said if workers "had faith in me and my motives, they wouldn't need a union."Help us reach 50,000 signatures, and let's send a clear message to Schultz that corporations should support unionization and the Employee Free Choice Act.Dear Mr. Schultz (Starbucks CEO),You have repeatedly intimidated and terminated your employees for … [Read more...] about Stop Starbucks. It fires workers who join labor unions