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New Orleans residents march on Superdome
September 7, 2007NEW ORLEANS — A five-day observance of the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina concluded Sept. 1 with protesters marching on the Superdome to demand delivery of promised funds to rebuild homes, hospitals, schools and the city’s...
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U.S. war profiteers steal billions
September 7, 2007Government officials have admitted that American companies are paying millions of dollars in bribes to military officers to win billions in contracts for work in Iraq, according to numerous press reports last week. This is only...
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Smithfield workers force company to the table
September 7, 20071,000 rally for union rights and end to immigration raids WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — A thousand workers and activists demanding unionization of Smithfield’s Tar Heel, N.C., plant shook the walls of the Williamsburg Lodge Conference Center here...
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Starrett City struggle symbolizes New Yorks housing crisis
September 5, 2007NEW YORK — A battle is being fought in this city around affordable housing, and grassroots organizations are joining together in hopes of winning one: saving Starrett City for working-class families. In 2005 New York City...
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Call to action: defend immigrant workers rights
August 31, 2007The Aug. 10 declaration by the Bush administration of a more repressive immigration policy, if put into effect, will create fascist-like conditions for 12 million undocumented workers and their families.
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