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Cuban Five lose appeal, protests build
June 6, 2008Almost ten months after defense attorneys presented oral arguments, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals June 4 delivered bad news to prisoners Gerardo Hernandez, Fernando Gonzalez; Rene Gonzalez; Ramon Labanino; and Antonio Guerrero, collectively known...
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Farmworkers win yearlong battle with Burger King
June 6, 2008Immokalee farmworkers celebrated a landmark agreement late last month, after Burger King agreed to pay them a penny more for every pound of tomatoes they pick, to improve their working conditions and to set up a...
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Change wins: Obamas victory signals transformative moment in America
June 5, 2008Surrounded by 30,000 cheering supporters in St. Paul, Minn., Barack Obama laid claim to the Democratic nomination for president, June 3, the first African American ever to be chosen by a major U.S. party as its...
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The underground comic book of the year
June 5, 2008A People’s History of American Empire By Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki and Paul Buhle (with additional scripting by Dave Wagner) Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt & Co., New York, 2008 288 pp., paperback $17.00 “A People’s History of...
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Editorial: McCains bottomless sewer
June 4, 2008John McCain has repeatedly been forced to dump campaign advisers exposed as lobbyists for fascist-like regimes and transnational corporations. Six of his highest ranking operatives were recently forced out including Doug Goodyear — McCain’s choice to...
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