Whoever Wins in November – We Still Lose

The elections are now just two weeks away. The candidates are making their final arguments, and soon we will be asked to choose – Obama and Biden or Romney and Ryan. The Republican campaign has been clear – they aim to attack workers, immigrants, women, gay people,...

The November Elections and the Choices We Face

The November 6th election ballot is filled with propositions that can have a direct effect on our lives. They impact public education, the food we eat, and other questions we face in these difficult times. The economic crisis has meant continued attacks on the quality...

Food is for Profit – Not for Eating

We’re told over and over that the economy is recovering but at the same time wages are being cut, unemployment is remaining high, and prices for everything from rent, gas and bills keep going up. And as a result, more and more workers in the US are struggling just to...

If Politicians Told the Truth, They’d Have Nothing to Say!

It’s election time and the presidential candidates are facing off in a series of debates which are supposed to inform us voters what they stand for. But listen close and you’ll hear what the candidates are saying – absolutely nothing! Democratic Party...

Eleven Years of Death and Destruction

The war in Afghanistan has gone on for eleven years. Tens of thousands of Afghans have died and thousands of U.S. soldiers have either been killed or maimed. In Barack Obama’s last speech on the war he announced a plan that would lead to “a future in which the war...