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Asthma, dental health are key

February 15, 2002

Recent articles in the American Journal of Public Health highlight the crisis in two key health-care areas: asthma and oral health. One article states: “Access to oral health services for low-income adults is poor and getting...

Rise in uninsured spurs new coalition

February 15, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

Concern over the alarming growth in the number of people without health insurance has given rise to the formation of an unlikely coalition of 12 national organizations who have joined forces to seek solutions to the...

USWA protests

February 15, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

PITTSBURGH – Steelworkers, environmentalists and student progressive groups erected a 15-foot effigy of AK Steel Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Richard M. Wardrop, on the University of Pittsburgh city campus Feb. 12.

On the necessity of socialism

February 15, 2002

During the CPUSA’s pre-convention period about a year ago, we had a rather lively discussion of socialism in the party and in our publications, and there was a convention panel on socialism. But the discussion never...

Public ownership could solve LTV crisis

February 15, 2002

CLEVELAND – With the clock ticking, steelworkers, public officials and community leaders are studying offers to buy the bankrupt LTV Steel mills and considering the possibility of public ownership. The mills are scheduled to be sold...