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Worst jobless stats in 20 years only the tip of the iceberg
June 11, 2008The announcement June 6 that the jump in the unemployment rate is the worst in more than a generation resulted in a few corporate analysts admitting we are now in an economy that has probably “stalled.”...
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Labor mobilizes to extend jobless benefits
June 11, 2008Labor leaders held an emergency telephone press conference June 10 and are appealing to everyone to call or e-mail their Congressional representatives on June 11 and 12 to urge them to vote for a new bill...
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Long denied rights, domestic workers find their voices
June 11, 2008WEST MILFORD, N.J. — She came from Guatemala and landed a job as a live-in housekeeper for a family here. Her workday started at 5:30 a.m. and ended at midnight, seven days a week. She cooked,...
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Rep. Kucinich introduces Bush impeachment resolution
June 10, 2008WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential contender, said Monday he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush. Speaker Nancy Pelosi consistently has said impeachment was 'off the table.'...
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Colombia, land of fear and cover-up
June 10, 2008“That’s pure terrorism,” Colombian President Álvaro Uribe said of students at Bogota’s Pedagogical University demonstrating May 30 for university autonomy and against cuts in public funding for education. Hyperbole in the service of fear and division...
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