News
CBTU calls for Bush defeat
May 30, 2003SAN FRANCISCO – A defiant William “Bill” Lucy, president of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), blasted the policies of the Bush administration in his keynote speech to the more than 1,400 delegates attending the...
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Where are all those Iraqi weapons?
May 30, 2003“Where are the weapons of mass destruction?” That is the first of many awkward questions George W. Bush faces as the vaunted victory in Iraq unravels in chaos. Another question is: “How long will the occupation...
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Letters
May 30, 2003Mt. Olive Pickle steals workers’ lives The disingenuous response from the Mt. Olive Pickle Company answering the March 26 rally by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee is a good example of how they maintain a cheap,...
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Editorials
May 30, 2003Mourn the dead and organize for peace Many mourned the death of 145 U.S. soldiers in the Iraq War this past Memorial Day weekend. Surely the deepest grief is suffered by mothers and fathers – both...
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Bhopal disaster victims struggle for justice
May 30, 2003PITTSBURGH – Unlike a natural disaster like the recent earthquake in Algeria, some man-made disasters, “industrial accidents,” leave dishes on the shelves, homes intact, windows secure and factories in place. On Dec. 3, 1984, at least...
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