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The iron fist in Texas is on his way out

January 13, 2009 By James Thompson

The iron fist in Texas is on his way out. No, not George Bush. Texas House Speaker Republican Tom Craddick has withdrawn his candidacy for a fourth term as Speaker of the Texas State House of...

Privatizers poked

January 7, 2009 By John Pappademos

The advanced privatization schemes of the far right in Texas are unraveling, and the perpetrators are going down. Privatization of government-run services has been a principle feature for neo-conservative rule worldwide since they took over in...

Mexican-American Emma Tenayuca fought for women workers

March 8, 2008 By Combined Sources

By 1934, Emma Tennyuca she was 18-years-old and was arrested for her leadership role in the organization of Mexican women in the Finck Cigar Strike. It was the first time in San Antonio’s labor history when...

Joe Barton — always Big Oil’s man — from the archives

March 10, 2006

Did you hear that great groaning sound? It was us, the people of Texas, expressing our opinion about the news that Congressman Joe Barton was fixing to investigate somebody.

New Communist culture series at U North Texas

November 22, 2002 By Al Rios And Matt Parker

DENTON, Tex. – The University of North Texas (UNT) Young Communist League club showed the only U.S. blacklisted film, Salt of the Earth, to an audience of over 80 people here, Nov. 13. The presentation was...