Undocumented workers are among the most exploited, low-wage workers in the U.S. They are forced to live in constant fear of deportation, isolated in the shadows of mainstream American society. This isolation of the immigrant worker is directed at
As if we’d been soaked in a bucket of ice cold water, Detroiters and residents of surrounding communities have been shaken and shocked as we witness first-hand what a total State takeover looks ...
The ability to provide care for the poor has met the reality of the market place. The Medicaid HMO plans are the sole providers for care in Michigan. The guidelines for patients to qualify for Federal Medicaid fee for service payments are arbitrary and extremely difficult to figure out. Some of the Medicaid plans are designed to create ...
2012 Green Party presidential candidates Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala honored Earth Day by announcing formation of a new opposition “Green Shadow Cabinet.” The purpose of the cabinet is to ...
In reality
It feels like school’s against me
Cus no matter what I know,
If I don't pass that test
Then they won't let me go.
And if I'm not on time
No matter what's going on in my life
Against a backdrop of horns and marching bands, thousands of teachers, parents and students streamed into Daley Plaza in Chicago on March 27. Chanting...
Corporations have been legal people for nearly 127 years, slowly but surely gaining more and more rights under our Constitution and through our legal...
Despite a record breaking 16% voter turnout on March 5, there was a clear winner: Special Interest/Corporate- sponsored candidates in most of the races for Mayor, City Council, Los Angeles ...
Recently a friend sent me a story called “Don’t Feed the Animals.” All National Parks have signs warning against feeding the animals because the animals will get use to free handouts and lose their ability to gather food from their natural ...
The U.S. Social Forum National Planning Committee met in Philadelphia March 8-10, 2013 to continue to build the road to a Third U.S. Social Forum. Hosted by the Poor People’s Economic Human ...
The creation of a new form of government, which was adopted by the Michigan Legislature and recently enacted by Governor Rick Snyder, begs the question, “What is a representative government?” The independent act of hiring “Emergency Managers” ...
Illinois’ “best in the nation” fracking regulatory bill has been stalled due to an amendment. This amendment number 3 would require a licensed, union water-well drill operator, on site at all times, while drilling ...
Nelson Peery, celebrating his 90th birthday on June 22, 2013, has participated in the revolutionary movement for over 70 years. Discuss with him why it is possible today to create a new cooperative ...
On March 24 for the second year, churches and community groups gathered for a joint celebration of Palm Sunday determined to reaffirm the “Good News’—announcing a better way of living—a salvation. Violence is a daily ...
U. S. Highway 70 was the main thoroughfare connecting Little Rock and Memphis. Driving west, U.S. 70 meandered through Little Rock onward to Hot Springs, a very popular tourist attraction of ...
The Whirlpool Corporation has unveiled a plan to completely gentrify downtown Benton Harbor, Michigan. This is being accomplished with the aid of the new Emergency Manager, Tony Saunders ...
