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Greet world peace activists in NYC on May 1

April 22, 2005

NEW YORK — U.S. peace activists will have a chance to interact with their counterparts from around the world at a May Day friendship and solidarity reception here sponsored by the Communist Party USA and the...

Put the Hammer in the slammer: DeLay linked to swindle of Indian tribes

April 22, 2005

WASHINGTON — The downfall of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) may come from his crony ties to Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon, DeLay’s former chief of staff. Over a three-year period, they allegedly...

Chicagos Latino film fest countrys oldest

April 15, 2005

CHICAGO — Pepe Vargas, from Colombia, was working a job, going to ESL classes and taking college courses when he put the Latino Film Festival on the Chicago map. Twenty-one years later, it is the nation’s...

Letters

April 15, 2005

Getting it right In response to your article by Paul Hill on “Immigrants’ tragedy and death penalty injustice” (PWW 3/26-4/1): You got it. Right on the nose. Thanks for having the courage to stand up and...

Editorials

April 15, 2005

No protection in bankruptcy bill House Republicans are pushing for quick passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (HR-685), which would make it far more difficult for working people to protect...