Evelina Alarcon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Evelina Alarcon
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The Charleston Five Victory: Southern gladiators have won a world of friends
March 1, 2002It took nearly two years, but a Longshore local of majority African-American dockers, supported by a worldwide movement, finally won freedom for Elijah Ford, Peter Washington, Kenneth Jefferson, Jason Edgerton and Ricky Simmons – the Charleston...
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International Notes
March 1, 2002Angola cease-fire/International Women’s Day/Conspiracy to assassinate Zimbabwe’s president/Russian officers criticize Putin/Colombian Communists fight for peace
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Women of Wisconsin Steel
March 1, 2002CHICAGO – In the early 1900s, American working women demonstrated for union rights and the right to vote. Their fight inspired the International Socialist Women’s Conference in 1910 to declare March 8 International Women’s Day. Today,...
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At the movies:Watch the movie, dump the sponsor
February 22, 2002George Pullman built his financial empire not only on the manufacture of railroad cars but also on the luxury service provided to passengers by the 10,000-man work force who staffed the famous Pullman sleeping and dining...
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International Notes
February 22, 2002WFTU criticizes Bush threats vs. Iran, Iraq and North Korea/Canadian university students demand tuition freeze/Greek troops in Balkans to get new medical tests/European Network for Peace and Human rights established/Opposition leader criticizes Nepal over rebel attack/South...
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Redistricting plan released
February 22, 2002NEW YORK – The Latino Voting Rights Committee of Metro New York released its Latino Legislative Redistricting Plan for the Assembly and State Senate for the City of New York Feb. 12.
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CPUSA leaders honor Dr. James E. Jackson
February 22, 2002The Feb. 9-10 meeting of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA was marked by a stirring tribute to veteran Communist leader Dr. James E. Jackson.
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Get on the for justice bus
February 22, 2002PITTSBURGH – Steel corporations are down, but steelworkers, clergy, elected officials and supporters are going to be rolling to the White House Feb. 28, demanding that President Bush act immediately on recommendations from the International Trade...
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