U.S.
New protests as anti-women Bush admin. rule goes into effect
December 20, 2008New protests as anti-women Bush admin. rule goes into effect Women's health advocates sharply criticized a last minute Bush administration rule that allows health care providers to deny health care information and services to women. The...
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Biggest bill for working class people in 30 years
December 19, 2008CLEVELAND — The Employee Free Choice Act, aimed at eliminating barriers to workers seeking union representation, is key to any meaningful economic recovery, speakers told more than 100 labor and community activists at a forum here...
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Group demands Feds investigate Sheriff Joe Arpaio
December 18, 2008America's Voice, a group that favors comprehensive and humanitarian immigration reform, released a new Web video this week slamming infamous Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The video calls on the Justice Department to investigate Arpaio...
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Hurricane Ike: Dj vu all over again
December 10, 2008GALVESTON, Texas — After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, many people speculated that if a similar disaster hit Texas, the Bush administration would respond more positively. Over two months after Hurricane Ike hit, the evidence suggests...
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The economic crisis: Understanding causes and solutions
December 5, 2008What will be impact of the Wall Street bankruptcies, bailouts and blunders on working people in this country and worldwide? What's the solution to the crisis? Perhaps only time will tell the full extent of the...
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