2009
Editorial: April 4 March on Wall Street
March 20, 2009Last fall, Congress approved $770 billion to stave off financial collapse, to free up credit, to staunch the hemorrhage of layoffs and foreclosures. But the layoffs and foreclosures have gotten worse. The nation’s economy continues to...
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LETTERS
March 20, 2009Elsie Fox biography Readers might be interested in a newly-published biography of Elsie Fox, Communist Party member and labor activist from the 1930s to the present. The book, “Elsie Fox, Portrait of an Activist” is a...
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Drug cartel violence has political, economic roots
March 19, 2009CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico -- Recent media reports about Mexico picture a country near collapse, with police and army outgunned by well-armed and organized drug cartels. U.S. government travel warnings speak of “small unit combat” taking place...
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March Madness: Teams to watch for Final Four
March 18, 2009Three People’s Weekly World writers give their take on the 2009 tournament. “Enjoy the ride, but be ready for surprises. Is there a better event in sports? Don't say the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl...
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ACORN Home Defenders win one in Oakland
March 18, 2009OAKLAND, Calif. — This story has a happy ending, at least for now. But one day last week the future hung on a thread for Fernanda Cardenas and her husband, Armando Ramos, as real estate investors...
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