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EDITORIAL: The courage of Paul Robeson
February 9, 2007In February we celebrate African American History Month. That history has given us some of humanity’s greatest freedom fighters: Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, Rosa Parks, and Dr. Martin Luther King...
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EDITORIAL: Senate battleground
February 9, 2007The people, at the ballot box, in the halls of Capitol Hill and in the streets, have demanded that Congress act on the Iraq war, the minimum wage and other pressing issues. Just this week, Democrats...
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Yugoslavia: a historic view
February 9, 2007When the term “balkanization” is used, it has long meant to break a territory or a region up into hostile, unmanageable parts. The Balkans has long been portrayed by imperialist ideology as a region filled with...
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A bakers tale: Its not just the dough, Americans need to rise up
February 9, 2007The Employee Free Choice Act could make things sweeterLARKFIELD, Calif. — Obviously, bakers tend to wake up earlier than everyone else. It’s 4 a.m. in Larkfield, and the vending racks are just being filled with newspapers....
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
February 9, 2007Stewards bargain Costco contract Shop stewards participated directly in negotiations with retail giant Costco, leading to a tentative agreement which made significant gains in retirement, wages and seniority while maintaining current pension and health care levels,...
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