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New Mexico repeals death penalty

March 21, 2009

Source: Civilrights.org New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed legislation today abolishing the death penalty in New Mexico, making it the second state to repeal the death penalty since a U.S. Supreme Court decision reinstated it in...

Overcome the economic crisis through wage increase and job creation

March 21, 2009

(Akahata is published by the Communist Party of Japan) This year’s labor Spring Struggle is nearing its climax as Japan’s major corporations, including automobile and electronics makers, will respond to labor’s demand for a wage increase....

Obama: We should make it easier for workers to organize

March 20, 2009 By Seth Michaels

Although the focus on the Employee Free Choice Act is on the U.S. House and the Senate, it’s important to remember the reason we’re closer than ever to passing this critical bill is because working people...

New study shows lack of understanding of meatpacking industry and immigration

March 20, 2009

Mark Twain once noted, ‘Figures don’t lie, but liars figure.’ This new report by the Center for Immigration Studies is a case study in the misinterpretation and manipulation of data to reach a totally biased and...

World Baseball Classic heats up

March 20, 2009

Baseball fans around the world are tuning into the 2009 World Baseball Classic, which holds its final championship game on March 23. Who will it be? At press time teams in the running include Japan, South...