U.S.
Activists death prompts call for U.S. probe
June 11, 2004CHICAGO – Friends and relatives of community activist May Molina Ortiz are demanding that the U.S. Attorney for Northern Illinois, Patrick Fitzgerald, carry out a special investigation of her death in police custody May 25. The...
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White House put itself above the law
June 11, 2004Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia is sitting in an Army brig at Ft. Sill, Okla., because he rejected the torture and brutality carried out by U.S. occupation forces in Iraq. Mejia served eight years in the Army...
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Acting on principle: John Randolphs life and legacy
June 4, 2004HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – John Randolph, a great light of stage and screen, was laid to rest here Feb. 24 at age 88. Actor and activist, Randolph shined his light through the anti-Communist hysteria of the McCarthyite...
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Corporate greed creates crises
June 4, 2004Two simple examples of the unrelenting attack on working people: drug prices and no paid sick time at work.
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State pension crisis
June 4, 2004In the wake of numerous pension scandals and swindles since the 2000 market crash, it should come as no surprise that many U.S. state retirement plans are seriously under-funded.
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