(APN) ATLANTA – The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) officially transferred operations of the Grady Health System to the new 501(c)(3), the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation (GMHC), on Monday, May 19, 2008.

It is a voice for workers, a source for progressive news and analysis, and its presence on the Internet is growing. From its weekly print newspaper to a daily source of new and important articles with local, national, and international focus, the People's Weekly World's new Web site has become a place that has more to offer readers than ever before.

During the so-called lengthy period of "economic growth" before the present downturn, most working people in Canada were losing ground, and the gap between rich and poor continued to widen. That's the conclusion of Statistics Canada (StatsCan) figures just released from the 2006 census.

The gripping drama of the skillfully written narrative in The Race Beat by Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff reveals a generally untold angle of the civil rights movement: the press that covered it. Roberts is a veteran of the New York Times cadre of civil rights reporters, and Klibanoff is a Southern reporter.

Microcosms of the world at large, college campuses are great test beds for environmental change, and many students are working hard to get their administrations to take positive action.

MADRID.—The U.S. government has closed down a number of Internet web sites operating from Spain, which belong to a British citizen resident in that country and are promoting tourism, as reported in the Madrid Público newspaper.

Well, of course, we'll criticize McCain or Obama, or maybe even praise something if Obama does something we approve of (which seems rather unlikely with McCain). Democracy requires eternal vigilance, and citizens of a democracy do NOT have a "commander in chief."

Missouri Jobs with Justice, working as part of the broader WE CAN coalition, won a tremendous victory when the deceptively named Missouri "Civil Rights" Initiative failed to turn in signatures which would have placed a constitutional ban on affirmative action on the November ballot.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will appear on Men's Fitness magazine's annual top 25 fittest guys in America list, which will appear on newsstands Monday May 19th.

One of the country's largest antiwar veterans organizations asked Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, this week to meet to discuss pursuing impeachment proceedings against George W. Bush.

WASHINGTON, DC- In a huge step forward for fairness and equality, California's Supreme Court ruled today that the state could not deny LGBT couples the right to marry.

Ypsilanti, Mich. – Praising Sen. Hillary Clinton and calling for the unity of the Democratic Party and all voters to defeat John McCain, John Edwards announced his endorsement of Barack Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich. May 14.

TAMPA, Fla. — Arizona Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, unveiled his health care plan at the Moffitt Cancer Center here April 29, calling for private health savings accounts.

The U.S. Bush administration is taking steps toward perpetuating the stationing of U.S. forces in Iraq ostensibly to forge cooperation with Iraq at Iraq’s “request.”

Slamming John McCain for failing to vote for renewal of the Investment Tax Credit for alternative energy, presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama at a campaign stop May 13 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri touted a plan to invest in cellulosic ethanol, wind energy, and solar power as alternatives to fossil fuels.

Getting a little sunshine is important for helping our bodies generate Vitamin D, an important supplement for strong bones, and f or regulating our levels of serotonin and tryptamine, neurotransmitters that keep our moods and sleep/wake cycles in order.

The director of U.S Project Censored, Peter Philips, is in Cuba attending a three-day conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the murder in Havana of Ecuadorian Journalist Carlos Bastidas and Freedom of the Press Day, an event called by UNESCO.

This Thursday, May 15th, members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) will testify about the realities of the illegal occupation in Iraq in a hearing convened by the Congressional Progressive Caucus from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm EST.

The latest trend in fast food is healthy and organic, and luckily for conscious consumers, several chains offering just such fare are taking root in different parts of the U.S. One of the leaders of this small but scrappy pack of fast food upstarts is O’Naturals.

PA's partner publication The People's Weekly World just relaunched its web site as part of a larger project to develop its online publication. Read here to learn more.