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January 26, 2007Letter to George “To oppose everything while proposing nothing is irresponsible,” Bush said. Dear George, here is a response from a certified “war skeptic”: Go to Iraq, get out of the Green Zone, and see what...
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EDITORIAL: Super breakthrough
January 26, 2007The grand stage in professional sports is the Super Bowl. Amid all the usual accompanying Super Bowl hoopla, for the first time in its 41-year history African Amer-ican coaches will lead their teams onto the field...
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EDITORIAL: Doing what it takes
January 26, 2007In November, millions of union members and their families marched to the polls and dumped the anti-worker, pro-war Congress, the first step toward stomping out the Bush regime. In addition to their union cards, many have...
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Worlds biggest hog boss meets its match: Smithfield workers take on global Goliath
January 26, 2007Jim Adams started at Smithfield Packing on the hog kill floor assembly line. He was hurt on his first day, and by the time his second shift ended he knew he’d better keep his mouth shut...
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Paying for protection: Two unions go to court to force OSHA to do its job
January 26, 2007Two prominent labor organizations have sued the Bush administration for failing to protect nearly 20 million workers from job injuries. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a rule...
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