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EDITORIAL: What Dr. King and Cesar Chavez would say today

This weekend marks two key dates in the struggle for social and economic justice: the 78th anniversary of the birth of Cesar Chavez and the 37th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Bea Lumpkin honored

Family tragedy as a Great Political Issue

Two weeks ago, few outside Florida had heard of Terri Schiavo. As of this writing, her family has run out of court appeals and legislative efforts to reconnect her feeding tube. This is probably not the...

Reproductive rights struggle in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Nearly 500 members of Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, the National Organization for Women and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice converged here March 15 to pressure Republican Gov. Matt Blunt and...

Investment tip drink heavily and recycle

Labor editor’s note: A while back, cost-cutting employers began promoting stock market-based 401(k) plans as an alternative to pensions with defined benefits. Many of these 401(k) plans took a bath when the stock market dipped, so...