Opinion
Time for a new civil rights revolution
March 17, 2006NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “They have lied and spied on the American people. We have been in Iraq for three years, it’s time we get out now,” said Jarvis Tyner, guest speaker at the 32nd annual...
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U.S. readying military attack on Iran
March 10, 2006News Analysis Evidence is mounting that the Bush administration is preparing a major military attack on Islamic Republic of Iran. In January investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reported that top military and intelligence officials told him, “the...
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Why we act
March 10, 2006There are few roles in our constitutional government that are more frustrating than being a member of the minority party during a period of one party control of the government. However, at a time when the...
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Joe Barton — always Big Oil’s man — from the archives
March 10, 2006Did you hear that great groaning sound? It was us, the people of Texas, expressing our opinion about the news that Congressman Joe Barton was fixing to investigate somebody.
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Immigrant rights: Put mass pressure on Congress now!
March 10, 2006NewsAnalysis This month must see greatly increased pressure from the progressive grassroots, or very nasty anti-immigrant legislation will likely be enacted. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), has presented a draft plan...
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