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Reclaiming the May Day tradition: ‘Through unity we find our strength’
May 13, 2008CHICAGO — On March 10, 2006 this city rocked the nation as nearly 500,000 people stopped traffic and marched to Federal Plaza for immigrant rights and the rights of undocumented workers. It was the largest turnout...
Read moreMexico oil privatization dispute rages
May 13, 2008While the rest of Latin America moves left, Mexican President Felipe Calderon is pushing hard in the other direction with a thinly disguised plan to privatize PEMEX, the huge state oil company that provides 40 percent...
Read moreTerrorist Posada parties in Miami
May 13, 2008Friends of Luis Posada Carriles held a banquet May 2 at the Big Five Club in West Miami-Dade in honor of the 80-year old Cuban exile. Pedro Peñaranda, president of Municipalities of Cuba in Exile, the...
Read moreGirls Rock for equality
May 10, 2008MovieREVIEW Girls Rock Directed by Arne Johnson and Shane King 2008, 90 min., PG By Tim Wheeler BALTIMORE – “It’s an eye-opener.” That’s how my 17 year old grand-daughter Erin reacted after viewing “Girls Rock,” a...
Read moreIndian peoples theater inspires workers
May 10, 2008DELHI, India — Some evenings you will see a small jeep driving around this city, weaving its way through the impossible traffic. The driver and passengers are amateur actors dedicated to the education and rights of...
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