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Margrit Pittman: 1919-2013
March 11, 2013Margrit Pittman, a working class journalist and lifelong advocate of world peace, equality, and socialism died Feb. 4 in New York City. She was 93.
Read moreThe economy: Happy days are here again! For whom?
March 11, 2013Last week the stock market made a great leap forward. And New York is facing a homeless crisis. Some recovery!
Read moreChavez’s legacy
March 7, 2013He was repeatedly re-elected by wide margins, and will be mourned not only by Venezuelans but by many Latin Americans who appreciate what he did for the region.
Read moreNews clips from the world of the wealthy
March 7, 2013The next time a rich corporate chieftain whines about higher taxes or says he's "just like you and me," take him to Disneyland. It may remind him how he's not.
Read moreCancel sequester now!
March 6, 2013The term "sequester" hides from Americans the damage being wrought by a GOP-led Congress bent on slashing programs that help poor and working-class people.
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