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April 29, 2005

Potential allies Re: “The ‘middle class’ and the working class” (PWW 4/23-29), it is true that there is no class between the bourgeoisie (the capitalist class) and the working class. As Pat Barile’s article correctly says,...

EDITORIAL: May Day lives!

April 29, 2005

For decades, May Day, the international workers’ day, has been a celebration of the struggles and achievements of the working class. It is, in most of the world, the official “Labor Day.” Here in the U.S.,...

Contra figures resurface to target Venezuela

April 29, 2005 By David Eisenhower

His “crimes” include acting as a democratically elected president of a sovereign Venezuela; rejecting the principles embodied in the Monroe Doctrine (i.e., “Latin America is the U.S.A.’s backyard”); challenging neoliberal doctrines that serve the interest of...

Victory for Wash U students in living wage

April 29, 2005

ST. LOUIS — Washington University here will commit at least $1 million over the next two years toward higher salaries and better benefits for low-paid contract employees as a result of a 19-day sit-in by students...

Michigan grad students win gains

April 22, 2005

Despite threats of retribution and tense negotiations that included a one-day walkout, graduate student instructors (GSI) at the University of Michigan claimed a major victory when their membership ratified a three-year contract with the university on...