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NYU Grad Student Strike: A Debate On the Rights of Students to Unionize
The New York University graduate student strike has entered its 24th day. On November 9th, some of the school's graduate student teaching and research assistants went on strike in an effort to force the school to recognize the graduate student union. We host a debate between Michael Palm, chair of the student union, and Paul Boghossian, professor of philosophy who is representing the administration....
Posted: Fri, Dec 2, 2005 7:12am PST
Hampton Univ. Students Face Disciplinary Action for Anti-Bush Walkout
Seven students at Hampton University in Virginia face disciplinary action for staging a walkout during the World Can't Wait day of action against the Bush administration one month ago. Shortly before their scheduled disciplinary hearing, we speak with one of the walkout's main organizers....
Posted: Fri, Dec 2, 2005 7:11am PST
USA plans Dastardly Attack on Defenseless Orphans.
USA is planning to test Dangerous Chemicals and Drugs on Orphans and innocent Children worldwide.
Is there a Body Bag for an Orphan near you? No child left behind....
Posted: Mon, Nov 28, 2005 7:14pm PST
Sneak Attack on Organic food standards by USA
Industry sneak attack on organic standards rammed through congress....
Posted: Sat, Nov 26, 2005 5:30pm PST
The World Can't Wait! Drive out the Bush Regime!
World Can’t Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime has called for nationwide protests and student walkouts on Nov. 2, the first anniversary of Bush's "re-election." At last count people in 67 cities, at 43 colleges and universities, and 90 high schools (at last count) will leave work and school and gather in the city centers to declare No! This Regime Does Not Represent Us! and to launch a movement to drive Bush from power. (www.worldcantwait.org). San Francisco convergence point is Civic ...
Posted: Mon, Oct 31, 2005 8:49am PST
11/17: National "Not Your Soldier" Youth and Student Day of Action
On November 17, International Students Day, join youth and students from around the country in the first nationally coordinated day of action for and about young people! NOT YOUR SOLDIER!...
Posted: Sun, Oct 30, 2005 9:31pm PST
QUEBEC: Cops and Students Battle At National Assembly (w/ pics)
Cops and Students Battle at Quebec National Assembly...
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 9:40am PDT
US colleges and universities increase tuition again
On October 18, the College Board released its two annual reports on the rising expense of higher education in the US. Trends in Student Aid is based on data from the 2004-2005 academic year, while Trends in College Pricing includes data from this year. Both reports reveal that the cost of postsecondary education in the US continues to outstrip inflation and lower-income students are being shut out of universities as a result....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 7:36am PDT
Join California Safe Schools & Promote Health & Safety
www.calisafe.org...
Posted: Fri, Oct 21, 2005 8:00pm PDT
New Orleans: school staff face massive cuts in jobs, benefits
The New Orleans Public School (NOPS) board is moving to break up the city’s public school system and force though massive cuts to the jobs, pay and benefits of its workforce in the wake of Hurricane Katrina....
Posted: Wed, Oct 19, 2005 7:00am PDT
Union and NDP leaders conspire to close down British Columbia teachers strike
Hundreds of thousands of workers in British Columbia are poised to join walkouts in the coming days in support of the province’s 40,000 public school teachers and the challenge that they are mounting to a battery of antiunion laws and the BC Liberal government’s agenda of slashing public and social services....
Posted: Wed, Oct 19, 2005 6:58am PDT
CSULB Students Ripped off by Marketing Company
"Brailsford & Dunlavey is not a polling company, interested in providing an unbiased sampling. They are a facility planning company that profits from providing “market and financial analyses, architectural programming, business planning, referendum management, and other pre-implementation services” for moving the construction process to fruition. On their website, www.facilityplanners.com, Brailsford & Dunlavey states, “B&D equips clients with the data and tools needed to navigate confid...
Posted: Tue, Oct 11, 2005 2:08pm PDT
Has the Government Abandoned New Orleans' Top Black Colleges?
Two historically black colleges in New Orleans remain closed after Hurricane Katrina's devastation. Reopening the colleges requires money, which may prove a challenge. We speak with the President of Xavier University about this....
Posted: Wed, Sep 28, 2005 6:39am PDT
UC Santa Barbara Disorientation Guide
The UCSB DisGuide is a radical resource to connect students and activists on and off campus....
Posted: Tue, Sep 27, 2005 7:06am PDT
The Marxists in the World Youth Festival
Bolivarian Revolution...
Posted: Sat, Sep 24, 2005 7:17am PDT
6a. Declaración de la Selva Lacandona
Palabras finales del EZLN en voz del Subcomandante Marcos para la Primera Sesión Plenaria de La Otra Campaña, 18 de Septiembre de 2005, La Garrucha, Chiapas....
Posted: Tue, Sep 20, 2005 11:54pm PDT
No More Denied Students, No to Plan Juarez in Oaxaca
I was in the Carmen Plaza and I heard whistling and the chants were getting louder, “…education first for the children of the workers, educucation later for the children of the rich….” I quickly walked to encounter the march of students of the UABJO (Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca), youth no older than 25 years that were walking in two lines, in the middle of the march was the students that were carrying large signs accusing the director of the university, Neri, of using Plan J...
Posted: Fri, Aug 26, 2005 1:55am PDT
Students Build Bridges
Tunesians and Germans with learning disablilities connect through Internet...
Posted: Thu, Aug 25, 2005 6:53pm PDT
Leter from Caracas: Love at first sight with the Venezuelan revolution
Bolivarian Revolution...
Posted: Fri, Aug 12, 2005 12:58pm PDT
CIA Supports "Secret" CIA Scholarships
College students are also being integrated into the U.S. foreign policy agenda. Last year the Senate created a scholarship to train intelligence operatives and analysts in American universities for careers in the CIA and other agencies. We speak with the anthropologist who designed the scholarship and a leading anthropologist who has spoken out opposing the program....
Posted: Wed, Aug 3, 2005 7:31am PDT