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February 14, 2003

Governing through fear For the second time since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the Bush administration issued an “Orange” alert – the second highest level for homeland security. The first time was on the anniversary...

United Farm Workers mobilize against war

February 14, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

LOS ANGELES – The United Farm Workers (UFW) of America AFL-CIO are calling on all of their supporters to contact President Bush and protest his “preemptive war on Iraq.”

Aroused, determined, mobilized: Americans say no war on Iraq

February 14, 2003 By Conn Hallinan

In the wake of Sept.11, 2001, and the rightward shift in the 2002 elections, few in the Bush inner circle could have predicted that in the bitter winter of 2003, from Miami to Anchorage, millions of...

Federal mediation demanded in Azteca strike

February 14, 2003

CHICAGO – Elected officials, trade union and community leaders joined striking workers here Feb. 3 to demand Azteca Foods accept federal mediation to end a four-month strike. “These workers want a fair and decent contract,” said...

Will we abandon the next Gulf War vets too?

February 14, 2003 By Conn Hallinan

As the United States ramps up for invading Iraq, we should know that we are sending our troops into the most toxic battlefield on earth. And should those soldiers suffer the huge number of disabilities that...