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Halliburton and the raw drive for profits

July 16, 2004

Karl Marx once wrote that the United States had a relatively “pure” form of capitalism where the capitalists faced the workers directly, with no aristocracies, pre-capitalist classes, or non-capitalist ideological survivals to get in the way...

Heroes in the war against terrorism

July 16, 2004

She was soft-spoken and earnest. She had a quiet determination, a depth of intellect and character that many a mom would hope for her daughter.

Connecting the dots in health care

July 16, 2004 By Phil E. Benjamin

Connecting the dots in the U.S. for-profit health care system draws a picture that could provoke outrage, mass action and important victories. Consider the following:

Workers testify: We organize to win respect

July 16, 2004

VERSAILLES, Ky. – On July 1, workers from Quebecor World declared their independence a few days early when they testified publicly at Kentucky’s first Workers’ Rights Board hearing. Quebecor, the world’s largest commercial printer, is headquartered...

The economy: theirs and ours

July 16, 2004 By Art Perlo

When the most recent Labor Department report showed a gain of only 112,000 jobs in June, far less than the 297,000 average for the previous three months, President Bush claimed it was good news. “We’re witnessing...