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New wave of protests circles the globe
March 20, 2003For the second time in four weeks, demonstrators filled the streets in hundreds of cities around the world to protest the Bush administration’s drive to war against Iraq in defiance of the United Nations and world...
Read moreEuropean unions stop work to oppose war
March 20, 2003Heeding a call by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), millions stopped work at midday March 14, in a 15-minute protest against a possible attack on Iraq. Similar actions took place on other continents. In its...
Read moreAFL-CIO renews health care campaign
March 20, 2003After a long silence, the AFL-CIO has weighed in on the campaign for comprehensive health care reform. In their resolution, “Renewing the Drive for Comprehensive Health Care Reform,” the February meeting of the AFL-CIO executive council...
Read moreWomens groups blast Senate abortion vote
March 20, 2003After the Senate’s March 13 vote in favor of a ban on so-called “partial birth” abortions, outraged women’s rights groups vowed to fight the law, and pointed to the importance of court nominees. National Organization for...
Read moreChild poverty and the Bush budget
March 20, 2003Nowhere is the fakery of “compassionate conservatism” better exposed than in George W. Bush’s 2004 budget proposals affecting the children in low-income families
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