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What really happened at the State of the Union
February 2, 2006As most of you have probably heard, I was arrested before the State of the Union Address tonight. I am speechless with fury at what happened and with grief over what we have lost in our...
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Colonial exploitation and the rape of the Congo
January 31, 2006Movie Review Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death Peter Bate, director, 2004, Belgium/UK ArtMattan Productions (U.S. distributor) 100 min., English/French/Dutch with English subtitles An African proverb reminds us “Until the lions have their historians, tales...
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WE CAN STOP ALITO THIS WEEKEND
January 29, 2006The last two days have been amazing. Early Thursday afternoon, we broke the news that Senator John Kerry would lead a filibuster against Judge Sam Alito if he could get 41 Senators to sustain the filibuster....
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States move to boost minimum wage
January 27, 2006Congress has frozen the federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour for nine years, but state legislatures have taken action to boost that minimum locally. On Jan. 17, Maryland became the 18th state to do so...
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Pennsylvanians press for minimum wage increase
January 27, 2006The signs filling the Capitol Rotunda here told the story: “We Want Fair Wages,” “Help the Working Poor,” and “Vote Now!” For the third time in seven months a broad coalition of labor, community and religious...
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