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Cuba greets new year with promise and problems
January 12, 2008Raul Castro’s speech delivered December 28 at the closing session of Cuba’s 2007 National Assembly cast light on problems and promise as the nation enters its 50th year of Revolution. Castro’s remarks compliment those he offered...
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California labor seeks worker-friendly Congress
January 11, 2008As early presidential primary results highlight voters’ demands for change, a drive is taking shape to further weaken Republican power in Congress. Among leaders of that movement is the AFL-CIO, which plans to put even more...
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Teaching English in Tehran airport
January 11, 2008When a friend of mine and her husband, who is a prominent scholar of Iran and Islam, arrived in Tehran at midnight last summer, she was not sure what to expect. In the women’s customs inspection...
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Illegal immigrants, or undocumented ones?
January 11, 2008Minneapolis artist Ricardo Levins has a bumper sticker that reads, “An injury to Juan is an injury to Al.” In a lighthearted way, that twist on the classic labor motto captures the meaning behind a resolution...
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Letters: Jan. 12, 2008
January 11, 2008New Year’s greeting Unfortunately I am now totally blind, and am not able to do any more than to dictate this to you: A happy new year to you and all our comrades. Celia and I...
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