Analysis
Gay Pride Month: Communists stand in solidarity
June 23, 2006The following statement was issued June 21 by the Communist Party USA and Young Communist League in honor of Pride Month. The month of June has been designated as Pride Month in celebration of the struggles...
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Peace candidate gives Lieberman strong challenge
June 23, 2006NewsAnalysis When Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) walks into the Connecticut AFL-CIO convention this week, his 84 percent pro-labor lifetime voting record will be his calling card. Yet, Connecticut’s labor unions have taken a strong stand in...
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HR 676 on election agenda
June 16, 2006“The question isn’t whether we can afford to have universal, single-payer health care; the question is, can we afford not to?” reads the first resolution passed by the United Auto Workers convention this week. The nation’s...
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Guantanamo disgrace
June 16, 2006“No question,” President Bush said June 14, “Guantanamo sends, you know, a signal to some of our friends — provides an excuse, for example, to say, ‘The United States is not upholding the values that they’re...
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Puerto Ricos crisis highlights its colonial status
June 16, 2006As politicians wrangle over an overhaul of the tax system in Puerto Rico in order to avoid a budget crisis similar to the one that closed down the country’s schools and many government services for two...
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