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EDITORIAL: Revive New Orleans
February 2, 2007Mardi Gras parades begin Feb. 10 in New Orleans. The Big Easy will party and dance across the country’s TV screens. That is the New Orleans the corporate elite and the multi-billion-dollar tourist industry want us...
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EDITORIAL: Historic first step
February 2, 2007In a sign of the fundamental shift being made by the new Congress, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Joe Biden (D-Del.) and Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) opposing President Bush’s...
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What will your legacy be?
February 2, 2007"What Will Your Legacy Be?" Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs once wrote and asked in a 2007 epic poem. The internationally renowned Burroughs died November 21, 2010, and scholars and activists celebrate her long-lasting legacy.
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Save lives, save jobs
February 2, 2007Dennis Gannon, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, opposes drastic Cook County budget cuts at a rally of hundreds in Chicago, Jan. 29. “This is all about saving jobs and about the future of...
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We made some noise
February 2, 2007Worker's Correspondence Gov. Matt “Baby” Blunt — the jackass himself — will do anything to win the support of right-wing, anti-union forces in Missouri. This year he’s going to try to lay off state workers left...
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