THIS IS NEWS FOR A PEOPLE'S WORLD NEWS FOR A PEOPLE'S WORLD is a modest effort to provide useful information for social change in a fast-changing world. It continues in the long publishing traditional of left political newspapers. And it seeks to be trend-setting for a new tradition of lively, clear, concise and trustworthy journalism. This is a volunteer effort. The editorial core group includes journalists diverse in age and background. We come from from different political traditions including socialism, Marxism, feminism, the gay and lesbian movement, environmentalism and trade unionism. Many of us have extensive experience in left journalism; others are starting out fresh. We share a commitment to informative, non-sectarian reporting and analysis and we welcome diverse viewpoints. Politics for positive social change have to become the common property of everyone who has been left out, overlooked, ripped-off, disrespected and treated like tools to create someone else's wealth. It's no surprise that this turns out to be most of us. This is to whom we dedicate this newspaper. ======================================================= Published monthly by Pacific Publishing Foundation 522 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 Managing Editor: Marcy Rein Associate Editor: Alice Sunshine Circulation Manager: Innosanto Nagara Editors Committee: Brian Caulfield, Pele deLappe, Conn Hallinan, Tahan Jones, Kristi Laughlin, Jonathan Nack, Innosanto Nagara, Barry Shepard, John Trinkl Contributors: Carl Anderson, David Bacon, Kevin Cartwright, Rich Gerharter, Jason Knight, Wendy Owen, Vincent Peloso, Judy Shattuck, Nancy Snyder, Eric Verhoogen Circulation: Betty Bishop, Jim Brough, Bill Chorneau, Mary Davis, Mary Engelstein, Larry Hobbson, Carl Hammarskjold, Ina Harris, Robin Hipolito, Jeff Jordan, Paul Kaplan, George McKinney, Vincent Peloso, Carl Pinkston, Patty Redding, Ellen Schwartz, Steve Willett Please Address Correspondence to: NEWS FOR A PEOPLE'S WORLD 522 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (510) 548-3622 or fax: (510) 843-5877