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A look back at 2005: No mandate, no surrender! was the battle cry!
December 16, 2005On Nov. 3, 2004, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney convened a news conference at the labor federation’s headquarters to comment on George W. Bush’s narrow presidential win the night before. Sweeney was bleary-eyed, exhausted, and clearly disappointed,...
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Editorial: Abolish the death penalty
December 16, 2005The state of California’s cold-blooded execution of Stanley “Tookie” Williams throws a harsh light on the barbaric practice of capital punishment in the United States. Williams’ execution was a travesty of justice. Williams maintained his innocence...
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Battle for stem cell research rages in Missouri
December 16, 2005A heated battle is raging across Missouri over the issue of stem cell research and therapy. On one side is the fanatic anti-abortion element of the religious right. On the other is an incredibly broad coalition...
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This week in labor
December 16, 2005‘Union protection’ takes on new meaning Five hundred workers who make Trojan brand condoms at Church & Dwight Co. in Richmond, Va., rejected a fierce anti-union campaign and voted 277-177 for the International Association of Machinists...
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Capitalist democracy Life in the former Soviet Union
December 16, 2005Wages, pensions, public health, education are all devastated George Bush preached “democracy” to China last month, just as his father and Ronald Reagan preached “democracy” to the Soviet Union in the 1980s. By democracy, Bush and...
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