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Editorial: Debatable deal
May 27, 2005The recent deal between 14 Democrats and Republicans on the filibuster and judicial nominees leaves much to be desired. Democrats agreed not to block judges appointed by the administration except in “extraordinary circumstances,” while, in exchange,...
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CAFTA: privatization at gunpoint
May 27, 2005ACAJUTLA, El Salvador — Long before the current debate over the Central America Free Trade Agreement, workers throughout the region were under attack from economic reforms that have broken unions, privatized workplaces and lowered wages. One...
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Airline pension hearing in cyberspace
May 27, 2005Reps. George Miller (D-Calif.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) launched an online hearing May 24 into United Airlines’ decision to dump $6.6 billion of its pension obligations. The first ever e-hearing by the House of Representatives was...
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Dont blame workers for refinery deaths
May 27, 2005The 15 worker deaths at the British Petroleum Company refinery in Texas City, Texas on March 23 could have been prevented according to a preliminary report by the United Steelworkers, the union that represents many of...
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American Indian and Alaska Native health struggles
May 27, 2005The Bush administration does not care about low- and middle-income Americans, and they certainly don’t care about the nation’s indigenous peoples.
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