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The dubious history of a slogan
May 25, 2007When I hear activists opposed to the Iraq war chant, “Out Now,” it brings back memories of 1971, when the slogan “Out Now” was a cause for sharp division in the movement to end the Vietnam...
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LETTERS
May 25, 2007There goes another plant Sometimes when you watch working people being mauled, degraded and blamed for everything from bad luck to bad weather, you have to ask yourself: when is enough enough? Well, the owners of...
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Labor/equality alliance lives
May 25, 2007It is appropriate that Chicago, where the fight for the 8-hour day began so dramatically at Haymarket Square 120 years ago, is the site of this year’s Coalition of Black Trade Unionists convention. Chicago is also...
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Say no to war funding
May 25, 2007Anger. Frustration. This is what many opposed to the Iraq war felt after hearing that the Democratic leadership will pull deadlines for troop withdrawal from the funding bill. We are angry that the Bush administration launched...
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Afghanistan, the other war
May 25, 2007“We know that true peace will only be achieved when we give the Afghan people the means to achieve their own aspirations. Peace will be achieved by helping Afghanistan develop its own stable government. ... We...
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