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Dont pick our pockets to line your own: Nationwide Social Security actions hit Schwab investment
May 13, 2005CHICAGO — “Privatizing Social Security may be good business for Charles Schwab, but it’s a bad deal for working Americans,” Chicago Federation of Labor President Dennis Gannon told the multiracial and multigenerational crowd of 300 that...
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Death penalty opponents protest in Vt., Conn.
May 12, 2005On May 8, about two dozen death penalty opponents began a five-day walk to protest the Connecticut’s plans to execute a serial killer who admitted murdering and raping eight women in Connecticut and New York in...
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Defend Pablo Paredes and all GI resisters
May 11, 2005On May 11th, sailor Pablo Paredes and soldier Kevin Benderman will face a military court martial for their opposition to the Iraq War. Their applications for conscientious objector status have been denied. Meanwhile, Camp Pendleton announced...
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Grassroots actions tell Bush: Dont touch Social Security!
May 6, 2005DALLAS: Latinos have a big stake in Social Security and are willing to fight for it — this was the theme at the Hispanic Federation’s Town Hall meeting held here on April 28. The League of...
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Mexican Americans and war: Where do they stand?
May 6, 2005“Raza Si! Guerra No!” by Lorena Oropeza has recently hit the bookstores. This book is an important read for those concerned with the struggles of Latinos for justice and equality, as well as everyone else in...
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