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  • Rage for the Wage  high schoolers lead the way

    Rage for the Wage high schoolers lead the way

    June 2, 2006

    They could not find enough seats so they sat on the Capitol steps. Over 100 high school students from across Ohio gathered in Columbus on May 17 to present their minimum wage petitions to the committee...

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  • Peacock prejudice

    Peacock prejudice

    June 2, 2006

    In Dallas, the site of one of the nation’s largest pro-immigration marches this spring, racist speech and repressive actions are on the increase. From local radio talk shows and news media to the average man on...

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  • LETTERS

    LETTERS

    June 2, 2006

    Nature vs. profits John Bachtell’s article on capitalism vs. sustainability was great (PWW 4/29-5/5). I gave a presentation on this topic to about 30 people at a United for Peace in Pierce County “salon” (discussion group)...

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  • EDITORIAL: Keep the pressure on

    EDITORIAL: Keep the pressure on

    June 2, 2006

    In 2004 Bush announced his immigration program, calling for increased enforcement and a temporary worker program. In November 2005 he again called for such legislation with a stronger emphasis on enforcement. In December, when the House...

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  • EDITORIAL: Honoring all the war dead

    EDITORIAL: Honoring all the war dead

    June 2, 2006

    Two grim reminders of war’s toll on innocent civilians marked Memorial Day weekend this year. In Iraq, details continued to emerge about the November 2005 tragedy at Haditha, where after a Marine was killed by a...

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