Will draft assure that rich, poor fight U.S. wars?
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–In times of war, all Americans–not just those who volunteer–should share equally the burden of military service. Legislation has been introduced in...
‘The system has failed’
CHICAGO–Recognizing that the Illinois death penalty system is "haunted by the demon of error," Gov. George Ryan Jan. 11 commuted the sentences of...
Sins of the parents
When parents are jailed,children must suffer through often trying times (FinalCall.com) - She has never committed a crime, nor physically spent one day in...
Study finds few options for ex-offenders
(FinalCall.com) - A two-year study conducted by the Chicago Urban League determined that Black incarceration rates in Illinois will remain high because released...
Activists begin year with plans for peace protests
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–Even as Bush administration officials lament their lack of success in approving legislation to enact their domestic agenda intended to help working-class...
Farrakhan’s message to the President: America is headed for chastisement
(FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan made public last week his most recent letter to United States President George Bush. Once again, the...
Strange fruit
Activists outraged at Missouri hanging (FinalCall.com) - A Kenyan-born Black man found dangling from an "almost too-perfect noose" 30-feet above ground and eerily close...
Homelessness, hunger rise in America
WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com)–They could not go home for the holidays. They are hungry. They depend on the charity of others to eat. They are...
Critics bash Bush’s delay of Africa trip
WASHINGTON (IPS)–President George W. Bush’s decision to delay a widely anticipated trip to Africa has prompted accusations from experts that Washington is...
Muslim roundup leads to lawsuit
CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com)–Four civil rights groups filed a federal class action lawsuit Dec. 24 in response to nationwide arrests of Muslims who reported to...