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California ballot initiatives mostly an assault on democracy
May 4, 2010Three of five propositions on the June 8 California primary ballot are an assault on the voting rights of the people, and on their pocketbooks.
Read moreMovements and struggles to converge at next month’s U.S. Social Forum
May 3, 2010DETROIT - Thousands will come by bus, van, car, bike and foot to participate in the U.S. Social Forum here.
Read moreTexas could become top Cuba trading partner
May 3, 2010The Port of Houston has gained permission for its container vessels to sail to Cuba, and the trade and jobs potential is big.
Read moreGulf disaster spurs questions on drilling, Halliburton
May 3, 2010With an estimated 25,000 barrels of crude oil gushing each day from BP's Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico, an environmental group called for an immediate halt to offshore drilling.
Read moreHuge May Day rallies fueled by outrage over Arizona law
May 3, 2010Well over 100,000 rallied May 1 in more than 100 communities, a massive outpouring fueled by outrage over Arizona's viciously anti-immigrant SB 1070.
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