25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 82/No. 10 - March 12, 2018

March March 12, 1993 BOONVILLE, Indiana — The strike by the United Mine Workers of America against Peabody Coal entered its fourth week with the company bringing busloads of scabs across UMWA picket lines at the Lynnville and Squaw Creek…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 82/No. 9 - March 5, 2018

March 5, 1993 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — An historic International Solidarity Conference organized by the African National Congress here February 19-21 endorsed the ANC’s call for rapid elections to a Constituent Assembly to end racist apartheid rule once and for…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 82/No. 7 - February 19, 2018

February 19, 1993 Coal miners in West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana set up picket lines February 2 against Peabody Holdings Co., the nation’s largest coal producer. Some 7,000 members of the United Mine Workers of America are involved in…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 82/No. 6 - February 12, 2018

February 12, 1993 As Washington’s occupation of southern Somalia nears the end of its second month, the U.S. military unleashed its firepower against forces loyal to ousted Somali dictator Mohamed Siad Barre that were threatening to seize control of the…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 82/No. 5 - February 5, 2018

February 5, 1993 Another battle in the fight to defend women’s right to abortion has been waged in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of pro-choice activists successfully mobilized against Operation Rescue’s attempt to shut down abortion clinics in that city January 23.…


25, 50 and 75 years ago

Vol. 82/No. 4 - January 29, 2018

January 29, 1993 The cowardly bombing of Iraq by U.S. military forces, with some help from Britain and France, is a brutal violation of that nation’s sovereignty. Washington is asserting it has the right to lash out at will against…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 82/No. 3 - January 22, 2018

January 22, 1993 CARDIFF, Wales — Amid jubilation by their supporters, three men framed up nearly five years ago, known as the Cardiff Three, were freed December 10 by the Court of Appeal in London. The three — Tony Paris,…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 82/No. 2 - January 15, 2018

January 15, 1993 NORTH BATTLEFORD, Saskatchewan — Some 3,000 farmers braved bitter cold to fill a hockey arena in this rural Canadian city December 17 in a rally to demand government action on the farm income crisis. The action followed…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 82/No. 1 - January 1, 2018

January 8, 1993 Washington is moving close to active military intervention in the former Yugoslavia. The ruling families of the United States, Germany, Britain and France are seeking to intervene to put their stamp on the outcome of events. The…