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March 25, 2006Immigrant rights goals David Bacon’s centerspread article on temporary worker programs (PWW 3/18-24) is an important contribution to the debate on immigration policy. It sharply raises the dangers of “temporary” or “guest worker” programs for their...
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WSF photographs develop another world view
March 24, 2006The World Social Forum by the numbers: • Over 80,000 participated in the Caracas, Venezuela, WSF, Jan. 24–29. Of these 2,000 came from the U.S. • 160 countries were represented. • Of the over 2,000 events...
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Struggle to save jobs at Winchester continues
March 24, 2006NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The struggle to save unionized manufacturing jobs and continue the 140-year production of Winchester sporting arms in New Haven has attracted national and international attention as the Belgian Herstal Group prepares to...
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Perfect pension storm revisited
March 24, 2006Some time ago this paper surveyed the approach of a “perfect storm” of economic assaults on the U.S. private pension system. Not entirely unmindful of the weather, the U.S. Republican-controlled Congress, under the leadership of Sen....
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Gary meeting discusses economic agenda for Blacks
March 24, 2006GARY, Ind. — An array of African American business, political, civic, labor and economic leaders met at Westside High School here March 9-12 for the National Black People’s Unity Convention to discuss a long-term economic empowerment...
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