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Rage for the Wage high schoolers lead the way
June 2, 2006They could not find enough seats so they sat on the Capitol steps. Over 100 high school students from across Ohio gathered in Columbus on May 17 to present their minimum wage petitions to the committee...
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Peacock prejudice
June 2, 2006In Dallas, the site of one of the nation’s largest pro-immigration marches this spring, racist speech and repressive actions are on the increase. From local radio talk shows and news media to the average man on...
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LETTERS
June 2, 2006Nature vs. profits John Bachtell’s article on capitalism vs. sustainability was great (PWW 4/29-5/5). I gave a presentation on this topic to about 30 people at a United for Peace in Pierce County “salon” (discussion group)...
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EDITORIAL: Keep the pressure on
June 2, 2006In 2004 Bush announced his immigration program, calling for increased enforcement and a temporary worker program. In November 2005 he again called for such legislation with a stronger emphasis on enforcement. In December, when the House...
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Ruin, rubble and race: Lessons on centennial of the Great San Francisco Earthquake & Fire of 1906
June 2, 2006It’s as if the spotlight that Hurricane Katrina cast on the inequities of disaster relief never happened. San Francisco’s high and mighty are in full-throated self-celebration of the city’s “rising from the ashes” of the April...
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