THE 68th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
It is always exciting and stimulating to attend the meetings of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations which take place during two weeks in March. It is a visual delight to see so many women in beautiful national garb with colorful fabrics and...
The Smiling Face of Christian Tyranny
Mike Johnson wants to rewrite the Constitution to make the United States a Christian nation. James Michael Johnson, Republican from Louisiana’s Fourth District, is the 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was elected Speaker on October 25,...
Is the Pope Catholic? Francis Faces Virulent Opposition
The recent change in Vatican policy allowing priests to bless same-gender couples has provoked an unprecedented backlash against Pope Francis and his openness to LGBTQ+ people, a backlash that some fear might devolve into a schism in the Catholic Church. In Africa,...
Banning the Banning of Books: Illinois and California lead the way.
In June, at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago, Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation banning book bans in Illinois public libraries. This legislation, initiated by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, passed the Illinois House and Senate in March by...
50 Years After: Panel on the overthrow of the Salvador Allende government by the CIA in September 1973
Friday 27 October 2023 at 6:00 pm at HAYMARKET HOUSE 800 W BUENA AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60613 FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Fifty years ago on September 11, 1973, General Augusto Pinochet, Richard Nixon and the CIA executed a coup d’état against the...
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