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Freedom Riders take battle to Congress
May 7, 2004CHICAGO – In an atmosphere charged with emotion and determination reminiscent of last year’s Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, simultaneous gatherings of immigrant workers and supporters in 30 cities announced their united support for a new immigration...
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Bush must answer for torture of Iraqis
May 7, 2004Editorial Army Major Gen. Antonio Taguba used blunt language: “U.S. Army soldiers have committed egregious acts and grave breaches of international law at Abu Ghraib … sadistic, blatant, and criminal abuses.” These were the conclusions in...
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Singer Natalie Merchant on side of peace, labor
April 30, 2004Music Review Natalie Merchant fans well understand her intense commitment to peace and social justice. Most of her albums contain one or two songs that reflect where she stands. But on her latest CD, “The House...
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Voice your vote
April 30, 2004LOS ANGELES – The New Voters Project and Truth Serum Clothing have joined forces to inspire young Americans to “Voice Their Vote.” Truth Serum Clothing founder and designer Krista-Lynn Landolfi has created a series of T-shirts...
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Uncovering the truth about Reds and unions
April 30, 2004Book ReviewLeft Out: Reds and America’s Industrial Unions By Judith Stepan-Norris and Maurice Zeitlin Cambridge University Press, 2002, Softcover, 392 pp., $27 Now that conventional wisdom says the Communist Party and communism are “dead,” serious research...
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