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Auto mileage to rise, but Big Oil keeps grip on Congress
December 21, 2007The Senate voted almost unanimously Dec. 13 to raise car and truck fuel economy standards for the first time in 30 years. The bill, passed 86-8, requires a 40 percent increase in fuel economy for U.S....
Read moreWhat likely Iowa caucus goers have to say
December 21, 2007As the race for the 2008 presidential elections gains momentum, the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses are right around the corner. They can make or break candidates for the Democratic and Republican Party nominations. In the most...
Read moreBulletin from New Orleans: 3 Public Housing Demolitions Halted!
December 19, 2007But threat remains - struggle heats up Coalition to Stop the Demolitions Update and Mobilization Statement Your Help Needed! The Coalition to Stop the Demolitions would like to thank all of our allies and supporters throughout...
Read moreEDITORIAL: Stop new reality show!
December 14, 2007The Republican presidential candidates are now vying with each other to see who can bash immigrants the hardest. Those who in the past have appeared more pro-immigrant are now jumping on the bashing bandwagon. In 1994,...
Read moreEDITORIAL: American coup anniversary
December 14, 2007The following is excerpted from a People’s Weekly World editorial on the Dec. 12, 2000, Supreme Court decision re: Bush v. Gore, which started on page one of that edition. As we head into the 2008...
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