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  • Documenting U.S. working class history

    Documenting U.S. working class history

    April 27, 2007

    My will is easy to decide, For there is nothing to divide, My kin don’t need to fuss and moan Moss does not cling to a rolling stone. My body? Ah, If I could choose, I...

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  • The bell tolls again for workers

    The bell tolls again for workers

    April 27, 2007

    PITTSBURGH — A hand-fabricated metal chime will ring out here on April 28, Workers Memorial Day, tolling for workers killed on the job starting with two miners who died April 17 in Barton, Md. Mike Wilt,...

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  • CT stands up for health care

    CT stands up for health care

    April 27, 2007

    “Stand Up for Health Care!” may be the largest rally in Connecticut history, May 5, as residents in the state struggle with a broken health care system that has reached crisis proportions. Last week more than...

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  • Hunger strikers arrested for protesting energy hikes

    Hunger strikers arrested for protesting energy hikes

    April 27, 2007 By Kelly Kensell

    CHICAGO - Affordable Power for the People staged a three day hunger strike in protest of skyrocketing energy costs.

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  • Is immigration the problem?

    Is immigration the problem?

    April 27, 2007

    Roy Beck, head of the anti-immigration group Numbers USA, has been circulating a slick video. Over 1.8 million viewers have seen its frightening picture of the U.S. overwhelmed by immigrants. But beneath the surface is a...

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