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Bush to poor people: Drop dead

March 7, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

The latest outrage of the Bush White House is the brutal attempt to kill the 40-year-old federal Medicaid program, the health program that is the final health and safety net for the unemployed, the disabled, the...

National Clips

March 7, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

PITTSBURGH: 124th city on the peace list / BALTIMORE: Peace ‘illegal’ in suburban mall / SAN FRANCISCO: Stock exchange pres. against war / DETROIT: Marchers to High Court: ‘Save affirmative action’ / DALLAS: Driving while Black...

Epidemics and cutbacks grip NYC

February 28, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

Community health epidemics are now facing almost every big city in the country and some rural areas also.

Real estate market explosion gone bust

February 28, 2003

Open up the classified section in your local newspaper and you, unlike the most esteemed economic minds in the country, might notice two things. Number one, though I will not dwell on it here, is that...

National Clips

February 28, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

GREENVILLE, N.C.: Residents fight for holiday The Rev. Jesse Jackson was back in his hometown in February, marching with 500 residents to County Council chambers to declare Jan. 20 a holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King...