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$5.15 an hour wont cut it: Campaigns to raise the minimum wage sweep the country
June 9, 2006Because Congress has refused to raise the $5.15 an hour minimum wage since 1997, coalitions of labor, religious and community groups are organizing voters to do so, one state at a time. So far 21 states...
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Bush immigration speech not good news
June 7, 2006Last week, both houses of Congress having passed immigration reform legislation, President Bush spoke on immigration again. Because he called for less “harsh language and unnecessary politics,” the corporate media has interpreted his speech as pro-immigrant....
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Cubans jailed in U.S. as spies are hailed at home as heroes
June 4, 2006HAVANA—European tourists here send home postcards with stamps bearing the images of five faces, known simply as los muchachos (the young men) or los cinco (the five). The faces, usually surrounded by billowing Cuban flags, stare...
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WHAT’S ON
June 2, 2006CHICAGO Thursdays, through July 27. 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Marxism Reloaded: series of classes on the Marxist world outlook. At Unity Center, 3339 S. Halsted. For info & to register, call Workers Education Society, (773) 446-9925. Thursday,...
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The Boss newest goes right with old
June 2, 2006Sometimes things work best when they’re understated. Bruce Springsteen’s latest album isn’t an antiwar album, it’s not about post-Katrina New Orleans, it’s not a frontal attack on President Bush. But at the same time, it’s all...
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