Peace
Letter from a soldiers mother: The war is not over
April 12, 2009I was standing in line at the bank when I heard a customer ask the teller if her son was home from Iraq. The teller responded that he was not home in her house, but he...
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Ive Always Paid My Taxes
April 11, 2009Lyrics by Santa Cruz WILPF Raging Grannies; adapted by Sunny Armer of the NYC Metro RGs Tune: The Yellow Rose of Texas I’ve always paid my taxes, I paid them right on time, I never even...
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OPINION: NATO is not the answer
April 7, 2009This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. It is also the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, who is often quoted as having said: “You...
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Protesters hold second day’s march on Wall Street
April 5, 2009Thousands of protesters marched in Manhattan for the second day in a row on Wall Street today, to call for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for more government aid for struggling...
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Afghanistan: A road map for progress
March 23, 2009Congressional Progressive Caucus to host series on foreign policy options WASHINGTON—Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva and Rep. Lynn Woolsey announced an ongoing series of forums that will engage members of Congress in discussions about...
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