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Anti-immigrant suspects in Ariz. killing have ties to white supremacists
June 18, 2009Original source: The recent murders of a Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions and of a guard at the National Holocaust Museum have stoked fears of a rise in right-wing extremist violence -- just as that...
Read moreCOBRA’s high cost bites into jobless safety net
June 18, 2009Original source: (WOMENSENEWS)--When Jane Schiffler loses her job on July 1, the college administrator will face tough choices. 'To help make ends meet for me and my 7-year-old son, I've decided to give up our land...
Read moreSeniors plan to push health care reform
June 18, 2009WASHINGTON — Some 500 delegates to the Alliance for Retired Americans legislative conference convened here June 16-18. The 3 million member strong organization played an important role in helping to elect the nation’s first African American...
Read morePeace, health care and Cuba
June 17, 2009Dr. Bernard Lown’s work, both political and medical, has been dedicated to peace. He developed the cardiac defibrillator to restart arrested hearts and invented cardio-version to fix cardiac rhythm disturbances. To help prevent nuclear war ―...
Read moreEnvironmental movement, unions come together for healthy planet, workers rights
June 17, 2009In a great piece of the latest issue of Grist, Kate Sheppard looks at the ways the union and environmental movements are working together to make sure the emerging energy economy is sustainable and fair to...
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