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Rage for the Wage high schoolers lead the way
June 2, 2006They 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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June 2, 2006In 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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June 2, 2006Nature 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)...
Read moreEDITORIAL: Keep the pressure on
June 2, 2006In 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...
Read moreEDITORIAL: Honoring all the war dead
June 2, 2006Two 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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