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Providence, R.I., dilemma: tax the rich or fire teachers
March 8, 2011City officials are planning major slashes, but "tax the rich" bills could help Providence avoid those damaging cuts.
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Public workers are US
March 8, 2011Under the guise of "fiscal responsibility" the tea party GOP extreme right at both the federal and state level is wielding a two-edged sword aimed at the heart of the black and Latino community's economic life.
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Florida congressman stokes Islamophobia
March 8, 2011Rep. Allen West became unhinged at a recent town hall meeting in South Florida, where he told a Muslim questioner who defended Islam, "Don't try to blow sunshine up my butt!"
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Hilton workers win 18-month battle
March 8, 2011Mike Casey, Unite Here Local 2 executive director, pointed out the importance of community support to the workers' victory.
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Bishops support collective bargaining
March 7, 2011Ohio's bishops are calling for their state's governor and legislature not to remove the right to collective bargaining for public workers, adding " the economy exists for the person, not the person for the economy."
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