National
EDITORIAL: United we stand
March 31, 2006The recent upsurge for immigrant rights is testimony to the rising working-class tide uniting under the banner of equal rights for all. Immigrant rights are fundamental to human rights, workers’ rights and civil rights. The struggle...
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Autoworkers confront uncertain future
March 31, 2006With all the proposals being floated in auto, the one constant is GM’s and Delphi’s efforts to increase profits by cutting jobs and benefits. A recent agreement between GM, Delphi and the United Auto Workers Union...
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Burst Alaskan pipeline damages tundra
March 31, 2006A leak in an Alaskan pipeline operated by BP (British Petroleum) has resulted in one of the worst oil spills to afflict the region since the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989. News reports say more than...
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Church leader: Let us be arrested!
March 31, 2006DALLAS — Church leaders in North Texas participated in a press conference on March 23 at the Guadalupe Cathedral here. They spoke in favor of reasonable immigration reform legislation, and strongly against the “enforcement-only” proposal of...
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Senate panel yields to marching millions but more battles lie ahead
March 31, 2006WASHINGTON — The surging movement for immigrant rights hit Congress like a political tsunami last week, splitting Republicans and pressuring Senate Democrats to fight back against harsh anti-immigrant measures in a hotly contested election year
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