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PA rally backs single payer bills
October 26, 2009Close to 1500 Pennsylvanians packed the main Capitol rotunda recently to call for passage of a bill that could make their state the first in the nation to put a single payer health insurance plan in...
Read moreParents organize for Spanish-English translators in schools
October 25, 2009Parents in New Haven, Conn., tell the school board it must provide translators at parent orientation meetings, raising the issue of language and equal education access.
Read moreKenneth Anderson keeps alive the spirit of Paul Robeson
October 25, 2009Meet Kenneth Anderson, an accomplished musician, academic, veteran and civil rights activist. He keeps the songs and spirit of Paul Robeson alive on and off the stage.
Read moreUnions confront insurers as they plot to block reform
October 24, 2009Insurance company CEOs meeting in Washington Oct. 22 hid from 600 angry trade unionists who tried to get them to listen to people victimized by their companies.
Read moreWorld Notes: Chile, UK, Gilbraltar, UN, Afghanistan, Cuba
October 23, 2009Chile and indigenous rights; UK and privatization; United Nations and food aid; Gibraltar and worker rights; Afghanistan and stress; Cuba and children.
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