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The why of massive migration

October 2, 2003

The current high level of immigration into the United States is part of a worldwide phenomenon. Almost every industrial country in the world is registering large numbers of people from poorer countries who are arriving without...

Venezuela today: a trade unionist speaks out

October 2, 2003

Pedro Eusse, the 40-year-old General Secretary of Venezuela’s United Confederation of Workers (CUTV), is a man with a mission. “For us trade unionists it is very important to meet with leaders and members of unions in...

National Clips

October 2, 2003

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.: Thousands demand ‘U.S. out of Iraq!’ Fernando Suarez del Solar held high a photograph of his son, Marine Lance Cpl. Jesus Suarez del Solar, who was killed in Iraq, before an estimated 5,000 people...

Grassroots mobilizes to defeat recall

October 2, 2003

LOS ANGELES – Imelda Ramos just became a citizen. She will be casting her first vote on Oct. 7. She told this reporter she will be voting against the recall of Gov. Gray Davis and will...

When it rains it pours! The Bush administration takes a nosedive

October 2, 2003

After two years of over-the-top ratings, the public standing of the Bush administration has taken a sudden nosedive, according to any number of recent polls. Bush’s handlers are saying this was expected; that some downward correction...