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Pondering the teacher shortage
November 27, 2003Workers’ Correspondence There is no arguing that teaching is one of the most emotionally draining professions due to the fact that teachers must put so much of their personal selves into their work every day. Coming...
Read moreDecent paying jobs still elusive
November 27, 2003Despite Bush administration claims that there’s an economic recovery underway, the latest employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offer a grim picture for several key categories of workers.
Read moreSacramento says no to Patriot Act
November 27, 2003SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a jam-packed room filled with hundreds of community members, the Sacramento City Council voted 8-1 on Nov. 13 to support a resolution opposing the Patriot Act’s unconstitutional provisions. Sacramento thereby became the...
Read moreMumia defense office burglarized
November 27, 2003PHILADELPHIA – On Nov. 19 the office of the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal (ICFFMAJ) here was broken into by burglars. A spokesman for the ICFFMAJ says it was “an apparent political burglary.”...
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November 27, 2003WASHINGTON: Black farmers say ‘save our land’ African American farmers from across the South protested in front of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nov. 19, charging that it continues to grant loans to white farmers...
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