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  • From the Charleston 5 victory to the 2004 elections

    From the Charleston 5 victory to the 2004 elections

    May 22, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

    An interview with Ken Riley The following interview with Kenneth Riley Jr., president of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 1422 in Charleston, S.C., took place during the recent convention of the International Longshore and Warehouse...

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  • Over 100 cities challenge Patriot Act

    Over 100 cities challenge Patriot Act

    May 22, 2003

    Civil liberties groups hailed passage yesterday evening of a pro-civil liberties resolution by the Baltimore City Council, making the largest city in Maryland the 108th community nationwide to officially express concern over unnecessary erosions of basic...

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  • Drivers license bills attack immigrants

    Drivers license bills attack immigrants

    May 22, 2003

    News Analysis Under the guise of fighting terrorism, a wide-ranging attack on immigrants has been launched nation wide. Spearheading this attack is state legislation denying driver’s licenses to immigrants. This emotionally charged issue has become a...

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  • Flags fly at half-mast for Sisulu

    Flags fly at half-mast for Sisulu

    May 16, 2003

    Walter Sisulu, who together with Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo led the campaign that freed South Africa from the grip of apartheid, died on May 5, only days before his 91st birthday. In a tribute to...

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  • Texas YCL launches new website

    Texas YCL launches new website

    May 16, 2003

    The Young Communist League of Texas (TX-YCL) has recently launched a new website at www.texasycl.org. The website boasts several interactive features: users may vote in online polls, place events on the TX-YCL web calendar, and even...

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