Roberta Wood
LATEST ARTICLES BY Roberta Wood
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U.S.
New Mexican miners commemorate “Salt of the Earth”
March 26, 2014"Where is Anita Torrez?" growled the sheriff's deputy at the young pregnant woman sitting at a table stuffing envelopes inside the union hall's doorway.
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Labor
Union women call for freedom of Cuban 5
December 17, 2013The five Cubans referred to in the resolution were arrested in 1998 and convicted following a controversial trial for monitoring Miami-based groups planning terrorist actions in Cuba.
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World
Russian Communists must stand against LGBTQ persecution
August 9, 2013We have a saying: "An injury to one is an injury to all." Diminishing the rights of gays and lesbians diminishes rights for all Russians and creates an anti-democratic mood.
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Arts
“Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead:” A review
July 11, 2013Women of every race and class face corresponding challenges, but the dramatically different circumstances leave you wondering if there's the basis for an alliance?
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World
Black trade unionists call for new Cuba policies
July 10, 2013Four Cubans being held in U.S. prisons should be released, according to a resolution passed by the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists at their 42nd Annual Convention.
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World
Extradite terrorists not Snowden, says Venezuela’s Maduro
July 8, 2013The U.S. has no authority to seek extradition of Edward Snowden while it ignores Venezuela's demand for extradition of terrorist Luis Posada Carriles.
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World
Cuban 5 wives meet with UN human rights chief
March 14, 2013Adriana Perez, wife of Gerardo Hernandez, and Olga Salanueva, wife of Rene Gonzalez, requested UN intervention on human rights grounds to be able to visit their husbands (two of the five imprisoned Cubans known collectively as...
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U.S.
Southwest baggage handlers fight privatization
June 25, 2012"We don't want to outsource our jobs. We're gonna keep on fighting till we get a decent contract."
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