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Tucson protests Bush visit
August 22, 2003TUCSON, Ariz. – Over 1,700 spirited demonstrators greeted President George W. Bush when he arrived for a brief visit to the area on Aug. 11. Bush came to Tucson to push the administration’s misnamed “Healthy Forest...
Read moreBush lies, who dies?
August 22, 2003It’s time to lobby your congressional representative and senators to demand that they support an independent investigation of Bush’s lies about the reasons for waging war on Iraq. United for Peace and Justice, a national coalition...
Read moreAuto workers say open the books
August 15, 2003DETROIT – As the U.S. economy lurches toward the end of its third year of recession, workers everywhere are struggling to keep ends together, autoworkers no less than anyone else. Contract talks between the United Auto...
Read moreLeaders urge no vote on Prop. 54
August 15, 2003LOS ANGELES – Civil rights leaders and public officials announced their opposition to Proposition 54 at an Aug. 12 press conference on the steps of City Hall here. Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn called Prop. 54...
Read moreLetters
August 15, 2003Time for a shorter workweek Over the past two decades, the productivity of labor, due to computer and robotic technology, has vastly increased while the income of workers has stagnated. So far, most of the benefits...
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