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EDITORIAL Rejecting the vast right-wing (and deadly) conspiracy
June 15, 2009Gunmen carried out two assassinations in the United States in 12 days proving that “home-grown” terrorists are ready to act out their hatred of women, African Americans, Latinos, immigrants and people of Jewish background. On May...
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COMMENTARY A Coup in Albany
June 14, 2009The mess in the New York State Senate would make for a relatively enjoyable reality show—if the living standards of so many New Yorkers weren’t put at stake. The actions of Sens. Pedro Espada, D-Bronx, and...
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Try paying for your dialysis with 50 shares of bankrupt auto stock
June 14, 2009Once upon a time, when a company went bankrupt, everyone took a hit: workers lost wages, stockholders got killed and the creditors got only tiny bits of what was left. The law guaranteed that it would...
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Health care for all means immigrants, too
June 12, 2009Any health care legislation being drafted in Congress should meet the goal of covering all people in America, including immigrants who are not citizens and immigrants who are undocumented. People in these categories make up a...
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Racism: Look whos talking
June 12, 2009Right-wing commentators and politicians have been railing against racism. Have they finally seen the folly of their ways? Are they criticizing their fellow right-wingers for spreading racist pollution via talk shows and corporate suites? Sadly, no....
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