National
Go where the money is: tax the rich
April 6, 2007It is no surprise to working families that the rich are getting richer and richer while the rest of us are using our credit card to buy groceries. The numbers, though, are a little stunning. The...
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Judge resigns from Trinidad case
April 6, 2007Colombian left-wing leader Ricardo Palmera, also known as Simon Trinidad, was about to go on trial in Washington, D.C., for supporting terrorism and conspiring to take hostages, when on March 26 Judge Thomas Hogan unexpectedly removed...
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Thirsty Smithfield workers win water, at last
April 6, 2007The determination of a united workforce, backing from a union trying to help them organize and support from a national campaign have combined to result in a victory for workers in the livestock department at Smithfield...
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Flood Congress with phone calls to end war, groups urge
April 6, 2007With antiwar momentum building in and out of Congress, major grassroots efforts kicked off last week to bring U.S. troops home.
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Csar Chvez: S, se puede!
March 30, 2007“There is no turning back. ... We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.” — César ChávezMigrant farmworker, civil rights advocate, unionist, community activist, environmentalist and crusader for nonviolent...
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