By ANDREW POLLACK The following article will appear in the April 2010 edition of Socialist Action newspaper. In late March, after months of debate, Congress passed, and President Barack Obama signed into law, a bill that progressive columnist Chris Hedges accurately described as “the health-care industry’s version of the Wall Street bailout.” Rose Ann DeMoro, … Continue reading Democrats’ Healthcare “Reform” Bails Out Insurers
Month: March 2010
Toyota & the Myth of Quality
by Mike Parker* Created Mar 23 2010 - 2:19pm Two myths have surrounded Toyota’s rise to dominance in the global auto industry: (1) Toyota is about quality for the customer, and (2) Toyota’s quality and productivity are forged on respect for its workforce. So strong are these myths that they have a halo effect. Pundits … Continue reading Toyota & the Myth of Quality
Open Letter on Immigrant Rights
To: The Obama Administration LET’S HAVE A DEBATE ABOUT IMMIGRATION REFORM An Open LetterThis letter was initiated by the Grassroots Immigrant Justice Network, a group which was recently formed by leaders in the immigrant rights and labor movements across the country. Initial members include Isabel Garcia, David Silva Villalobos, Carlos Arango, Juan Jose Bocanegra, Nativo … Continue reading Open Letter on Immigrant Rights
Vote Chris Hutchinson for Congress!
Socialist Action and YSA activist Chris Hutchinson is running for the U.S. Congress in Connecticut! Chris is running for office to encourage working people to begin taking political action in their own names and to build a massive fight-back against the corporate and government attacks we are enduring. He pledges to use his campaign to … Continue reading Vote Chris Hutchinson for Congress!
March 4 Day of Action for Public Education
Palestinian Political Prisoners and Popular Resistance
United National Antiwar Conference – July 23-25 in Albany!
AN INVITATION FROM: After Downing Street, Arab American Union Members Council, Black Agenda Report, Campaign for Peace and Democracy, Campus Antiwar Network, Code Pink, Iraq Veterans Against the War, National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations, Peace of the Action, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Progressive Democrats of America, U.S. Labor Against … Continue reading United National Antiwar Conference – July 23-25 in Albany!