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Dying to work: Humanitarian disaster on the desert
April 11, 2003SASABE, Sonora, Mexico – The Sonoran desert has a delicate, haunting beauty. Hundreds of species of birds, cacti and lizards have adapted to survive its lack of water and brutal temperatures exceeding 120 degrees. The list...
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A year after failed coup: Venezuelas people gain new hope
April 11, 2003One year ago, the Venezuelan people defeated a U.S.-supported right-wing coup against popularly-elected President Hugo Chavez Frias. As the anniversary of the coup attempt approaches, a very different picture is emerging for the country’s workers and...
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March unemployment report: More bad news
April 11, 2003None of the numbers in the March unemployment report are good: * Official unemployment stuck in the 5.8 percent range.
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U.S. policies in Latin America protested
April 11, 2003Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Washington, D.C., April 10-15 for the “Mobilization against military and economic intervention in Latin America and across the globe.”
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Child advocates to Bush: Stop war on kids
April 11, 2003WASHINGTON – More than 2,500 Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) delegates gathered here April 8-11 to fight Bush administration cutbacks in food stamps, Medicaid, and education and to demand that Congress enact the Dodd-Miller “Leave No Child...
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