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Dramatic Senate showdown on immigrant rights. News Analysis.
April 6, 2006The Senate debate on immigration “reform” was moving toward a dramatic showdown during the week of April 3, and no one can say what kind of legislation will eventually be passed, or if any legislation will...
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Illinois primary yields new challenges. NewsAnalysis.
March 31, 2006CHICAGO — Broad unity is the key challenge facing the anti-ultra-right electoral coalition in the wake of Illinois’ March 21 primary. Victory in two congressional battleground races in suburban Chicago will also require winning independent and...
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Young Communists offer hope for rising generation
March 25, 2006If you are a young person under the age of 30 you probably know more about the elimination and under-funding of social services and programs for youth than your parents’ generation ever did. Vocational education, which...
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EDITORIAL: Tell Senate: Uphold immigrant rights!
March 25, 2006It’s a recurring theme in American history: The mass media plays up the demagogy of reactionaries who use ignorance and prejudice to blame immigrants for major social ills. Reactionary politicians who rely on disunity to achieve...
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NewsAnalysis: Next steps in transit workers fightback
March 24, 2006Many New Yorkers were inspired by the strike of Transport Workers Union Local 100 against the efforts of the Metropolitan Transit Authority to cut back on workers’ pensions and health care. People understood that the two-tier...
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