Explosive documentary "911: the Road to Tyranny" is now on the Internet Archive.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger released plans May 13, for a $103 billion state budget. The governor says his proposal will solve the state's financial crunch without raising taxes. Though scaled back slightly from an earlier plan, the proposal sees massive borrowing, & cuts in education, welfare and public health spending, as a solution to the state's woes. This translates into less money for California cities and county's, meaning pink slips for many essential service providers.On Tuesday, a coalition of seniors, mental health clients, labor & religious leaders and affected workers rallied at the Santa Cruz County Government Center urging the Board of Supervisors to "Put People First," in their upcoming budget hearings. Vinny Lombardo reports...... 2:44
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Article by the author of The Empire of Ignorance, Hypocrisy and Obedience, first published on CommonDreams and in Australia's largest newspapers.
The American people didn't know its troops abused prisoners in Iraqi jails. Ignorance. Officials who knew pretend they didn't know. Hypocrisy. The parents of soldiers say their kids were forced to follow orders. Obedience. Read on...

Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299, representing about 17,000 patient care, custodial & food service workers employed by the University of California, rallied last Thursday at the nine campuses statewide, in a preemptive move to secure better pay and advancement opportunities in their upcoming contract negotiations. WINS reporter Vinny Lombardo attended a lunchtime rally at the UC Santa Cruz campus and has the story. (4:12)

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Workers, students, community members, and County Supervisor Mardi Wormhoudt rally at UC Santa Cruz.
May 20, 2004