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Capital campaign goes over the top

October 28, 2005

A national campaign to raise funds to help ready three regional centers for working-class education and struggle reached and over fulfilled its goal this week. The Chicago-based Workers Education Society joined the New York-based Chelsea Fund...

Dont worry, we’ll raise the money

October 28, 2005

When author and activist Jesús Colón wrote his book “A Puerto Rican in New York,” he told a story about one of his nightmares. He dreamed he read a notice in bold type boxed in the...

Keep the heat on!: Illinois consumers say affordable energy is a life and death issue

October 28, 2005

CHICAGO — “It’s cold now and it’s only going to get colder. We need to take action now to get through the cold winter ahead,” Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn told reporters here as he announced...

White House under fire: A crisis of legitimacy?

October 28, 2005

Commentary Months ago it was apparent that the Bush administration was losing its initiative and momentum. Bush didn’t walk with the same old swagger and his much-vaunted political capital had lost much of its value. Tensions...

Davis-Bacon wage protection restored

October 28, 2005

America’s working families were outraged when President Bush slashed wages for workers in the hurricane-hit areas, and they’ve won a huge victory today by forcing Bush to restore prevailing wage requirements in the Gulf on November...