National
CLUW demands end to war in Iraq
October 26, 2007LAS VEGAS — Some 800 women (and a few men) stomped and cheered as they passed a resolution demanding an end to the war and the occupation of Iraq. They were delegates to the 14th biennial...
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Republican wins in Louisiana, exploits Jena 6
October 26, 2007Republican Bobby Jindal won election as governor of Louisiana, Oct. 20, with a campaign that evaded the issues while offering barely coded appeals to racism in the case of the Jena Six. Jindal won 53 percent...
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On the New Orleans docks: Workers fight to rebuild their city
October 26, 2007NEW ORLEANS — A small sliver of downtown New Orleans has bounced back as a neighborhood of gleaming corporate office towers and a playground for the rich. There, on Oct. 19, in the “isle of denial,”...
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House GOP upholds Bush veto on SCHIP, union leaders vow retribution
October 20, 2007WASHINGTON (PAI) — Despite strong lobbying by unions, health care groups, children’s groups and their allies, House Republicans mustered enough votes on Oct. 18 to uphold anti-worker President George Bush’s veto of children’s health care. Union...
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EDITORIAL: Take the long view
October 19, 2007It’s been said that Communists make the best fighters for social progress because they have the big picture of the struggle, the long view of the road towards a better society, and feel strongly about justice....
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