John Pappademos
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Pappademos
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Lem Harris, farm labor writer, dies at 98
September 27, 2002Lem Harris, a lifelong defender of family farmers and the rural working class, died Sept. 21. He was 98 years old. He was a member of the Executive Board of the Connecticut Communist Party, and was...
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International notes
September 27, 2002Iraq: CPs in Arab countries protest U.S. threats / Italy: Huge protest vs. Berlusconi policies / South Africa: AIDS activists accuse giant drug firms / Brazil: Overwhelming vote against FTAA / Slovakia: CP wins 11 seats...
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Attorney General Ashcroft a foe of womens rights
September 26, 2002The following are excerpts from the statement of National Organization for Women (NOW) President Kim Gandy at the Sept. 13 “March to Justice” Rally at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Across the nation
September 26, 2002South Dakota: Herseth takes lead in House race / Maine: UAW member campaigns at grassroots forum / Massachusetts: Latinos making history / Iowa: Jeffords campaigns for Harkin / Arizona: No War with Iraq / Tripping over...
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Kenneth Yablonski, UMWA reformer, dies
September 20, 2002PITTSBURGH, Penn. – One of the legal champions of the rank-and-file fight to reform the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) was attorney Kenneth Yablonski, 68, who died Sept. 8 in Washington County, Pa. This reform...
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Health care for all
September 20, 2002The following resolution was passed unanimously, September 12, by the Ohio AFL-CIO.
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International notes
September 20, 2002Colombia: Workers and youth protest government austerity, repression / Mexico: Paramilitaries arrested in Chiapas / Paraguay: Dozens hurt in anti-government protests / Korea: DPRK and Japan to resume talks / Thailand: ‘Light House’ workers win jobs...
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International notes
September 20, 2002Colombia: Workers and youth protest government austerity, repression / Mexico: Paramilitaries arrested in Chiapas / Paraguay: Dozens hurt in anti-government protests / Korea: DPRK and Japan to resume talks / Thailand: ‘Light House’ workers win jobs...
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