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Health care not warfare!
April 6, 2009NEW YORK—About 10,000 protesters marched through the Wall Street financial district April 4 chanting “Money for health care not for war, that is what we’re marching for.” It was the 42nd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther...
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Surviving Jena Six: The dreams of Mychal Bell
April 6, 2009Original source: My name is Mychal Bell and I was one of the Jena Six that was charged with attempted murder down in Jena, Louisiana in 2006. As of now, seeing that we have a black...
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Employee Free Choice Act is good for Black workers
April 6, 2009Original source: The Employee Free Choice Act, which is currently under consideration by Congress, is a bill that would make it easier for all workers to join unions by giving them the option to choose how...
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‘Oh, give us a break’ department: GOP proposes running clock back on 2008 elections
April 5, 2009Assuming an air of martyrdom, the Republican Party is trying to overturn the results of two 2008 senatorial elections, but is going to end up as a laughingstock. The first case is that of former Alaska...
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Faced with losing her home of 55 years, Minneapolis woman becomes epicenter of foreclosure debate
April 4, 2009Reposted from Workday Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS - Last September, Rosemary Williams, a long-time resident and activist of South Minneapolis, received a Notice of Foreclosure on her home. Monday was her last day to legally reside in her...
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