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Leonard Weinglass, defender of civil rights, dies
March 29, 2011All lovers of human and civil rights were saddened last week to hear of the passing of the outstanding attorney Leonard Weinglass, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer on March 23.
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Defending public radio and TV is a working-class issue
March 29, 2011The ultra-right leadership of the House of Representatives has decisively moved to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public radio and public television. They argue that "conservative taxpayers" should not have to "subsidize liberal media."
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Rally at Supreme Court backs women Wal-Mart workers
March 29, 2011Women's rights advocates gathered for a Stand with the Women of Wal-Mart rally outside the Supreme Court this morning, as the court heard arguments in what could be the largest class-action civil rights suit in U.S....
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Chipotle fires Mexican workers for crime of working
March 29, 2011Three months ago the chain that made its fortune selling Mexican food made by Mexican workers fired hundreds of them throughout Minnesota. Their crime was that they worked, but had no immigration papers.
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Missouri unions mobilize against anti-worker bills
March 29, 2011Referring to the state legislature's Republican leadership, Mike Louis, from International Association Machinists District 9, said, "These people are not our friends."
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