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They take care of their own

April 23, 2008

If anything ever smelled of cronyism and favoritism it was the recent decision by the Federal Reserve to set up a special bargain basement where cheap loans are now available to Wall Street kingpins largely responsible...

Honoring Ruben Salazar

April 23, 2008 By Sam Kushner

Salazar was a Los Angeles Times reporter who covered the Vietnam War and then became news director for the Spanish-language television station KMEX in January 1970.

U.S., Korean workers: free trade pact would spur race to bottom

April 23, 2008

Despite strong resistance from labor and civic organizations in both the United States and South Korea, President Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak vowed to push through the stalled Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement (KORUS...

Executions to resume after Supreme Court ruling; Stevens statement raises hopes

April 22, 2008

A semi-formal moratorium on executions by lethal injection will probably end due to last week’s decision by the US Supreme Court. On April 17, the Court voted 7 to 2 to deny a petition by two...

Labor moves to stop Bush from gutting family leave

April 22, 2008

If unions and the workers they represent prevail the Bush Administration won’t get away with a last minute, back door move to make it harder to take family or medical leave. The Bush controlled Labor Department...