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Don’t take voting rights for granted

March 18, 2005 By Tim Wheeler

SELMA, Ala. — The Rev. C.T. Vivian of Atlanta stood in the midst of the surging crowd at the conclusion of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee here March 6. Well-wishers congratulated him on the big turnout for...

Communists combine talk with action

March 18, 2005 By Susan Webb

As the Communist Party USA prepares for its 28th National Convention, to be held July 1-3 in Chicago, it is organizing “a wide-ranging discussion on where things are going” in our country and the world, the...

No more lies, dont privatize

March 18, 2005

In Louisville, Ky., workers, active and retired, young and seniors, chanted and carried signs outside the Kentucky Center during President Bush’s election-style sales pitch for Social Security privatization, while three were removed from inside the auditorium....

Clergy and laity say: Feed the hungry, end the war

March 18, 2005

WASHINGTON — Peace and religious groups converged on the Capitol March 14 to demand that Congress vote down President Bush’s war budget and restore funds to health care, education, housing and other human needs programs. The...

Invisible giants honored in Selma

March 11, 2005 By Tim Wheeler

SELMA, Ala. — They were “invisible giants,” women and men who served as foot-soldiers of the struggle for voting rights.