Aid had barely reached the abandoned poor and black residents of New Orleans before the Bush Administration set its reconstruction plans in motion. Not surprisingly, those plans also served to further Bush’s longstanding agenda to weaken unions and cut wages . . . .

The battle being waged at Northwest Airlines (NWA) by the independent Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) and its supporters rolls on into its second month. Northwest’s management has increased the pressure on the 4,400 strikers, pushing demands further and further as the weeks progress, towards what a company spokesperson called “a permanent solution for that segment of the workforce.” . . . .

Musicians in the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Orchestra have traded their evening gowns, tuxedos, and instruments for lime green t-shirts and picket signs bearing the words “Keep It Live.” . . . .

Though in the past few years much attention has been paid to Iran due to concerns over its nuclear power, another type of power has been slowly re-emerging, with little coverage from mainstream media: workers’ power . . . .

Brothers and sisters. What makes us human, is not our labor, but rather our ability to create. As soon as our bellies are full, and we are warm and safe, we begin making drawings in caves, banging on sticks, dancing in the moonlight, and telling fairy tales. It is our creativity that makes us human instead of just another species . . . .