This Tuesday (11/18/2008) I joined a delegation of about twenty security officers, organizers and community allies from SEIU 615, the union representing security officers in many of Boston's largest and most profitable properties.

Natick, MA - Patty Kupfer of America's Voice was the keynote speaker at an event sponsored by Pax Christi and several faith organizations in the Metrowest area on Monday, Oct 20th at the Natick Library. She spoke about the importance of caring for immigrants and related their plight to one of the most famous migrants, Jesus. Much of his narrative is a plea to followers to welcome and assist the traveler and the stranger.

Regardless of who wins Tuesday’s presidential election, Boston residents and elected officials will still have to grapple with the urban siting of a laboratory where extremely dangerous germs are proposed to be studied.

This week State Senator Dianne Wilkerson became a poster child for Massachusetts’ political corruption. She has become the butt of jokes and cartoons. She has inspired a barrage of at the least snide comments on the Boston Herald’s e- comment line: “it`s not Dianne’s fault she needed to get her Shameka done ... girl friend had to look good for the us poor folk that can`t survive without her for the next 60 days !!” The Massachusetts Senate is shocked and prepared to expel her with no sadness. She has sinned and besmirched their name.

A majority of Verizon's more than 250 outside plant engineers in New England have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a certification election to form a union with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Despite a 31 percent third quarter increase in earnings, Verizon Communications has announced it will layoff as many as 39 engineers before the end of November.

Rainforest Action Network Executive Director Michael Brune recently visited Boston to promote his book, "Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal" (Sierra Club Books).

In a wide-ranging interview lasting more than an hour, Prof. Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently spoke to Subrata Ghoshroy about the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal, the financial crisis, and other topics of interest.

Deutsche Bank evicts family in Roslindale

BOSTON/ROSLINDALE - On September 25th, with the largest bank collapse and seizure in the history of the U.S. and a breakdown in talks on the federal government's $700 billion bailout plan, the national financial crisis hit home for the Esquivel family of Roslindale. The culmination of their two year struggle with predatory, sub-prime lending ended in a forceful, post-foreclosure, no-fault eviction.

Worcester Peace Works organized a demonstration at the Worcester DCU Center on Friday September 19, 2008 as the US Army returned with its Spirit of America tour.