Analysis
Union contract at Yale based on history of struggle
May 22, 2009NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Four thousand six hundred union workers at Yale University here won a major victory last month. At a joint press conference with Local 35 service and maintenance workers and Local 34 clerical...
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Washington Times fanned stereotypes with Obama daughters’ picture
May 22, 2009Original source: BlackNews.com The Washington Times quickly yanked the picture of Malia and Sasha Obama juxtaposed with the screaming headline “36 Chicago area kids killed sets record.” Times editor John Solomon blamed it on a computer...
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EDITORIAL Unity on health care
May 21, 2009Two months ago, we wrote: “We support “Medicare for All” as put forward in Rep. John Conyers’ HR 676. And we agree with advocates for a strong government health care plan as an essential part of...
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EDITORIAL Pelosi and the CIA
May 21, 2009The Republicans, with their fever-pitched attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for what and when she knew about the Bush administration’s torture policies, are only adding to and continuing a national disgrace. The Bush administration carefully...
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EDITORIAL Regulation: the next frontier
May 21, 2009Now that U.S. taxpayers have invested a trillion dollars -- plus $10 trillion more in credit -- many are asking 'What happens next to prevent a repeat of this fiasco?' Part of the answer can perhaps...
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