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Unions sue Bush Dept. of Labor over worker deaths
January 12, 200750 deaths, 400,000 injuries tied to OSHA’s inactionPoultry workers typically stand shoulder to shoulder de-boning chicken breasts mounted on cones flying by at the rate of dozens per minute. They must wear metal mesh gloves on...
Read moreNo troop surge: As 110th Congress gets to work, the call is raise minimum wage, end Iraq war!
January 12, 2007WASHINGTON — Barely a week after convening, the 110th Congress moved to enact a bipartisan resolution condemning President George W. Bush’s plan to escalate the Iraq war by sending thousands more troops into the deadly quagmire....
Read moreTexas town pushes through racist ordinance
January 11, 2007FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - Travelers drive through Farmers Branch without realizing it, because the tiny town of 27,508 is crammed into bustling North Dallas. Thanks to its aggressively racist city council and protests by its 37...
Read moreLetter to President George W. Bush opposing the surge
January 8, 2007The start of the new Congress brings us opportunities to work together on the critical issues confronting our country. No issue is more important than finding an end to the war in Iraq.
Read moreThe truth about Gerald Ford: he was no uniter
January 4, 2007A fuzzy aura has been generated around Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, who died at age 93 on Dec. 26. He is hailed as a decent man, a “uniter,” who led the nation...
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