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  • EDITORIAL: The corpse of habeas corpus

    EDITORIAL: The corpse of habeas corpus

    October 6, 2006

    Habeas corpus is a legal protection embedded in centuries of English common law that guarantees a prisoner the right to petition the court if unlawfully imprisoned. It’s guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. Until now. The Bush...

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  • EDITORIAL: Violence in America

    EDITORIAL: Violence in America

    October 6, 2006

    School is barely open a month and six young girls and a principal are dead. Five girls remain in the hospital with gunshot wounds. The tragedy for the families and communities is profound. Killings that target...

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  • While remembering 9/11, dont forget the workers

    While remembering 9/11, dont forget the workers

    October 6, 2006 By Jordan Barab

    Study shows ground zero workers face serious health problems. Bush administration offered cover-ups and lies.

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  • Global unions: Release Colombian lawyer

    Global unions: Release Colombian lawyer

    October 6, 2006

    Public Services International, a trade union federation of 640 public sector unions in 155 countries, including the U.S., demanded the release of Dr. Alberto Carvajal Salcedo, 70, a Colombian labor and human rights lawyer imprisoned recently.

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  • Board slashes workers rights to join unions

    Board slashes workers rights to join unions

    October 6, 2006

    By a razor-thin margin, the National Labor Relations Board voted 3-2 on Oct. 3 to immediately rob up to 8 million workers of their right to belong to a union. The five-member board ruled that workers...

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