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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Chicagoans demand housing, justice
March 1, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
CHICAGO – A coalition of neighborhood groups, civil rights, tenant and religious organizations has developed their own State of the City analysis demanding that the city council address problems ranging from lack of affordable housing to...
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Charleston ILA leader faces new challenges
March 1, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
Admiral “Bull” Halsey, who commanded the U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet in the South Pacific during World War II, once said, “There are no great men or women, but only great challenges that ordinary men and women...
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Conn. labor and community challenge Bush
March 1, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
Labor and community activists in Connecticut will be challenging the aggressive policies of the Bush administration at an emergency peace and justice conference March 2. The theme is “Bush & Company’s World Domination: How Do We...
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AFL-CIO gears for 2002 election-Maps biggest-ever mid-term election mobilization
March 1, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
NEW ORLEANS – At its mid-winter meeting in the “Big Easy,” the AFL-CIO Executive Council fleshed out its 2002 election agenda by adopting an “Agenda for America” and taking steps to finance what AFL-CIO President John...
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The predators in lending
February 22, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
While Ken Lay and the folks at Enron may be the biggest money-grubbers of all time, the people who make loans for people to purchase a home or refinance their mortgage are no amateurs when it...
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House approves modest campaign finance bill
February 22, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
On Feb. 13 the House of Representatives passed the Shays-Meehan campaign finance bill by a vote of 240-189.
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More bad news
February 15, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
The economy lost another 89,000 jobs in January as layoffs in manufacturing and construction continued. However, because of an implausible decline of 924,000 in the civilian labor force, the number crunchers at the Bureau of Labor...
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Rise in uninsured spurs new coalition
February 15, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
Concern over the alarming growth in the number of people without health insurance has given rise to the formation of an unlikely coalition of 12 national organizations who have joined forces to seek solutions to the...
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