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EDITORIAL: A special May Day in Bolivia

May 5, 2006

Bolivia’s working people had a special reason to celebrate International Workers Day this year, as their new government, headed by President Evo Morales, chose May Day to announce nationalization of the country’s hydrocarbons resources. The decree...

EDITORIAL: Our anthem nuestro himno

May 5, 2006

Always on the lookout for wedge issues to divide us, President Bush waded in on the side of “English only,” proclaiming it is wrong to sing the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish. “I think people who...

Rivers of marchers flow through the streets for united families, legalization and rights

May 5, 2006

Northern California: Rivers of white-clad demonstrators flowed through the main streets of Bay Area cities and towns on May 1 — 120,000 in San Jose, 40,000 in Sacramento and in San Francisco, 25,000 in Oakland and...

Peace Voices

May 5, 2006

Bridget Palmatier, carrying a photograph of her husband Cpl. Jacob Palmatier, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, Feb. 24, 2005 He was the best husband you could have ever asked for and Bush...

Health care struggles sweep Ohio

May 5, 2006

As poll numbers for the Republicans who currently rule Ohio continue to drop to record lows, the issue of health care justice is emerging as a key electoral issue in this swing state. A series of...