Fred Gaboury

Fred Gaboury was a member of the Editorial Board of the print edition of People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo and wrote frequently on economic, labor and political issues. Gaboury died in 2004. Here is a small selection of Fred’s significant writings: Eight days in May Birmingham and the struggle for civil rights; Remembering the Rev. James Orange; Memphis 1968: We remember; June 19, 1953: The murder of the Rosenbergs; World Bank and International Monetary Fund strangle economies of Third World countries

LATEST ARTICLES BY Fred Gaboury

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Saving and improving Social Security: The Communist Partys solution
July 4, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
Marx’s observation that the task of a movement goes beyond mere interpretation of events was never more apt than when it comes to the struggle to defend – and improve – the Social Security system.
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Peoples needs vs. guns and corporate greed
June 27, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
MADISON, Wisc. – Groups with diverging politics converged June 14 -18 around the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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Harry Bridges and the ILWU From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
June 27, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
The life and times of Harry Bridges are so closely linked with the history of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) that it is impossible to write about one without writing about both – and...
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RadFest 2002
June 14, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
WILLIAMS BAY, Wisc. – Here on the rustic lakeshore George Williams-Lake Geneva campus of Aurora University, about 235 scholars and activists came together May 31 to June 2 for RadFest 2002. The event is the latest...
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ILO calls for lifting Israeli border closures
June 7, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
Juan Samavia, director general of the International Labor Organization (ILO), called the situation in the Occupied Territories of the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza Strip a “socio-economic meltdown” resulting from the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the “deep...
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Who pays the costs of empire
June 7, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
New military spending is coming so fast, and in so many forms, it is difficult to know the total cost. The administration is officially proposing an increase of $46 billion, bringing the total to $437 billion...
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Auto workers elect new leader
June 7, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
In his final State of the Union address, outgoing United Auto Workers (UAW) President Stephen P. Yokich called on UAW members to get actively involved in union organizing campaigns and political action and to build on...
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Retirement, pensions and all that
May 31, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
The stock market grew by 248 percent between 1989 and 1998, accompanied by a skyrocketing increase in the number of households with 401(k) pension accounts. Together, they made possible the promise of a secure retirement. Or...
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