Dead men tell no tales, but the questions they inspire can be immortal. This is true for James Earl Ray, Dr. Martin Luther King's convicted assassin who died in prison April 23 of liver failure at age 70. Alive and ...
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For many people, The Black Man's Guide to Working in a White Man's World is going to be hard to read. This is not because it is a dry, scholarly tome, but because it will make quite a few readers ...
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Politics makes for strange bedfellows, particularly when it comes to the issue of cloning. Last month, anti-biotechnology crusader Jeremy Rifkin endeared himself to many religious groups when he sought to patent a process for creating part human and part animal ...
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In 1996, Teamsters union members across America gave up to $195,000 to the campaign to legalize marijuana use in California. This money did not come from members who supported the ballot initiative, but from mandatory union dues earmarked for political ...
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Did you know that airline air was better back when smoking was allowed on planes? According to the respected travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler, in the days of airline smoking, pilots let up to four times as much fresh air ...
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Should a new law be passed under which Americans making $30,000 or less give as much as $58 billion to a small number of lawyers? It could happen if Congress does not approve a bi-partisan bill, H.R. 2740, in some ...
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It's rare enough that policy makers get one thing right in a given year. But last year, they actually got two things right: They not only cut the capital gains tax, but maintained a sound monetary policy that kept inflation ...
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Republican congressional leaders are to be commended for tackling key issues of concern among minority communities, says Project 21, an African-American leadership network. Project 21 members contend that initiatives made during the 105th Congress constitute one of the greatest leaps ...
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For immediate release: April 29, 1998 Contact: Roderick Conrad (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] Republican congressional leaders are to be commended for tackling key issues of concern among minority communities, says Project 21, an African-American leadership network. Project 21 members contend ...
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Contents* "Paycheck Protection" Initiative Gains Momentum * Rogue GOP Almost Hand Debate to Democrats * Teachers Union Rehires Dubious Political Operative to Fight Paycheck Protection * New York Union Locals Trying to Create "Labor Party" * Candidate Faces Penalties for ...
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