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EDITORIAL: Progress on womens rights
January 19, 2007Jan. 22 is the 34th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which ruled that state laws barring abortion violate the constitutional right to privacy. Opposition to the court’s decision has been grist...
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Media reform is all about democracy
January 19, 2007MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The media reform movement has come into its own with its most recent conference held here Jan. 12-14.
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The truth about Gerald Ford: he was no uniter
January 12, 2007A fuzzy aura has been generated around Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, who died at age 93 on Dec. 26. He is hailed as a decent man, a “uniter,” who led the nation...
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EDITORIAL: The Dream is alive
January 12, 2007Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a movement based in the African American working class, which through its dedication to democracy, equality and economic justice, shook and transformed our country. King met with heads of state,...
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The labor and peoples movements are in the house
January 12, 2007Pelosi, first woman House speaker, signals big changes Out of the pain and suffering from Bush policies grew determination for a change. The deep desire to stop the death and destruction in Iraq, and the dire...
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