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Labor calls for Yale strike support

September 12, 2003

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – As spirited picket lines and marches fill the campus at Yale University, national support and unity continues to grow for striking service-maintenance, clerical-technical and hospital dietary workers. Several thousand striking workers received...

$87 billion for Iraq: Another Vietnam?

September 12, 2003 By Susan Webb

President Bush stunned the nation Sunday night with his request for an additional $87 billion for the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. In a hastily-scheduled television speech, Bush sought to defend the Iraq war and occupation...

Calif. labor on recall: We know how to say no!

September 5, 2003

PLEASANTON, Calif. – The sun was hot but the angry shouts of “No recall!” from thousands of workers at Labor Day rallies and picnics in Northern California were even hotter. Sacramento celebrated with a picnic at...

Profound lessons of Sept. 11

September 5, 2003

The following is the slightly abridged text of a speech to the 2003 World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs in Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 3-9. The complete speech is available at www.peacefultomorrows.org/voices/index.php. I am honored and...

Editorials

September 5, 2003

Sept. 11 – where are we headed? On the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedy, it’s appropriate to look back and also to see where our country is headed. On Sept. 11, 2001, our country...