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The battle for RURAL AMERICA
October 22, 2004Barack Obama struck a chord with many when he challenged those who “slice-and-dice our country into red states and blue states.” At the Democratic Convention this summer, the Illinois candidate for Senate spoke eloquently of Americans’...
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Pages from workers lives
October 22, 2004Editor’s note: Christian Peacemaker Team members Elizabeth Garcia, Murray Lumley, Rusty Dinkins-Curling and Jane Pritchard from Arizona recently met with “Minnie” in the Women’s Migrant Center in Agua Prieta, Mexico.Minnie’s story Minnie spoke softly, at times...
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Jobs with Justice report calls for Medicare for all plan
October 22, 2004ST. PAUL, Minn. — All Americans could have health insurance while actually spending less than we do now if the nation reforms the pharmaceutical industry and switches to a national health plan similar to Medicare, a...
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State of Working America looks bleak
October 22, 2004To survive, families have taken on more debt, with the ratio of household debt to disposable income reaching 108.3 percent.
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City workers win rights in right-to-work city
October 22, 2004SAN ANTONIO — Members of Service Employees International Union Local 1967 are engaged in a vigorous campaign to educate city workers here about their rights to safe working conditions, clear promotion and training policies, affordable insurance,...
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