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Faulty economics and the French elections
May 4, 2007The elections in France demonstrate the power of faulty economic analysis, and more generalized problems with arithmetic, to shape ideas and possibly the future of not only a nation but a continent. The United States has...
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Ohio labor runs for office
May 4, 2007LORAIN, Ohio — One Central Labor Federation in northern Ohio has really taken the national AFL-CIO resolutions on political action to heart, at least the part that calls on union members to run for office. Four...
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Israeli Women in Black founder speaks in NYC
May 4, 2007NEW YORK — Dozens gathered April 25 to hear Dalia Sachs, co-founder of Women in Black in Haifa, Israel, speak on the impact of 40 years of Israeli occupation on Palestinian life, and the impact of...
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Black leaders probe rights violations on border
May 4, 2007TUCSON, Ariz. — A 14-member delegation of African Americans investigated human rights abuses of immigrants, Mexican Americans and indigenous communities on the U.S.-Mexican border, in an April 26-29 fact-finding tour here. The “Braving Borders Building Bridges:...
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Organizing heats up to defend womens rights
May 4, 2007Last November, South Dakota voters overturned a state abortion ban by a 12 percent margin. The April 18 Supreme Court anti-abortion ruling shows the court is “farther to the right than these conservative ‘red states’ voters,”...
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