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  • 8 Mos. After Katrina: Dont Come Back to New Orleans Unless You Intend to Fight for Justice’

    8 Mos. After Katrina: Dont Come Back to New Orleans Unless You Intend to Fight for Justice’

    May 10, 2006

    On Monday, April 17, 2006, two bodies were found buried beneath what used to be a home in the Lower 9th Ward. Their discovery raised to 17 the number of Hurricane Katrina fatalities that have been...

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  • Blaming immigrants lets the real culprits off the hook

    Blaming immigrants lets the real culprits off the hook

    May 9, 2006

    The dramatic events in Congress and on the streets have intensified the national debate about immigration. Some polls show the public agreeing that immigration is “out of control” and that “something must be done.” But there...

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  • Why we fight for immigrant rights

    Why we fight for immigrant rights

    May 5, 2006 By John Sweeney

    Many workers — union and nonunion — ask why unions support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Why, as one member puts it, are we fighting for the “illegals who have been taking our jobs”?...

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  • LETTERS

    LETTERS

    May 5, 2006

    Historic ‘paro,’ boycott On May 1, buses were empty, roads were empty, the media showed an empty sweatshop. Truck drivers left their trucks, stopping all transporting of goods from the ports. Two groups met at the...

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  • EDITORIAL: A special May Day in Bolivia

    EDITORIAL: A special May Day in Bolivia

    May 5, 2006

    Bolivia’s working people had a special reason to celebrate International Workers Day this year, as their new government, headed by President Evo Morales, chose May Day to announce nationalization of the country’s hydrocarbons resources. The decree...

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