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Harrison discusses rebuilding as new manager Greg Collett looks on(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — At a fundraiser this past Saturday, progressive Democrat Steve Harrison relaunched his campaign to take the seat vacated by disgraced congressman Vito Fossella (NY-13) who has opted not to seek re-election. Harrison announced the replacement of his campaign […]

Gordon Clark speaking at a UFPJ assembly, February 2005(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
SILVER SPRING, Md. — 8th District congressional candidate Gordon Clark released the following statement today in response to Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland- adding his name on June 24th as a co-sponsor of House Concurrent Resolution 362:
“It is remarkable that Rep. Van […]

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Steve Harrison with City Council candidate and Obama delegate Debi Rose (Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In another bizarre twist, Frank Powers, the millionaire Wall Street retiree the local Republican machine selected to run for disgraced Representative Vito Fossella’s congressional seat (NY-13), died yesterday. The death of the former MTA boss, […]

(Photo: Heidi Turpin / The Rag Blog)
AUSTIN, Texas — Members of the Austin peace movement demonstrated outside the Texas state capitol Friday afternoon, June 20, 2008. The vigil, organized by CodePink and MDS/Austin, was part of the monthly Iraq Moratorium demonstrations held around the country.
Original post by Thorne Dreyer and reposted by Radical Blogs

Staten Island organizer Sally Jones(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Friday, June 20th, members of the Staten Island chapter of Movement for a Democratic Society observed the tenth Iraq Moratorium by protesting a war profiteer. Freundlich Supply Company is tucked behind a treeline on Arthur Kill Road — on the west shore […]

Marvin Hammond of TWU Local 100 speaking outside GHI(Photo: David McReynolds)
NEW YORK — We had a great rally and march in NYC yesterday. About 300 people turned out in front of the office of GHI (a non-profit insurer in NY State) and we then marched to the office of United Health. Speakers included Ralph Nader, […]

Dennis Kucinich(Photo: Biographical Directory, U.S. Congress)
WASHINGTON — Monday, June 9, 2008 was an astoundingly historic night for the United States of America. In the evening a mild mannered Congressman named Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) took to the floor of the House of Representatives and began to read a startling document, a document laying out 35 articles […]

Spirits soared despite the searing heat(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The fourth annual Staten Island Gay Pride march created up some controversy. Initially, the NYPD had refused to issue a permit for yesterday’s march. Event organizer Jim Smith told NLN that things changed when City Council Speaker Christine Quinn got involved.

City Council […]

Peace Action Marches In The Staten Island Memorial Day Parade(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — May 26, 2008 — Since 1919, not long after the World War I armistice on November 11, 1918, the Staten Island community and its veterans have marched down Forest Avenue in a Memorial Day parade to remember those […]

World War Two Veterans - Members of Veterans For Peace(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)

NEW YORK — According to the Museum of Modern Art, Salvador Dali painted with what he called “the most imperialist fury of precision.” The goal, he said, was “to systematize confusion and thus to help discredit completely the world of reality.” […]