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May Day in Baghdad

The Iraqi Communist Party celebrated May Day with a big mass rally in Firdos Square in central Baghdad, followed by a march to the headquarters of the party. Thousands of trade unionists, members of democratic organizations...

Shades of Green: May 2, 2008

Arizona sheriff stirs furor over sweeps

PHOENIX — Elected officials, religious leaders, community organizations and civil libertarians have joined a rising chorus here of Arizonans condemning the blatantly racist grandstanding of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Since Jan. 1, Arpaio’s office has...

The GOPs vanishing options

The over-the-top coverage of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and Barack Obama’s San Francisco comments, especially in the conservative media, signals growing GOP concern about the electoral implications of Sen. Obama’s call for racial healing and reconciliation....

May Day: finding its way back home

May Day 2008 would have been a great time for both. Not that long ago labor activists had to struggle with a cold war mythology that had May Day as a creation of the Soviet Union....