Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Time to normalize relations with Cuba
January 31, 2011Polls have consistently shown a significant majority of Americans favor normal relations with Cuba.
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The national debt: Another path is possible!
January 27, 2011Making major cuts in military spending could not only make a major dent in the national debt, but would also save many lives and put our country on the road to a new international policy of...
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On “Citizens United” anniversary, calls to overturn Supreme Court decision
January 24, 2011Thousands demanded that the Supreme Court overturn its decision to give corporations the rights of citizens.
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At King birthday rally, elected officials urge grassroots involvement
January 19, 2011Bay area elected officials addressed a crowd that packed the great hall at International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6 to honor the great civil rights and peace leader.
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Health reform helps Californians, repeal would be costly
January 13, 2011The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) has released a report detailing what would happen to Californians if repeal happens.
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California governor: budget “will take sacrifice”
January 12, 2011Brown told a Capitol says his budget "will take sacrifice from every sector of California."
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Labor board calls for new election at Berkeley Bowl
January 7, 2011A long-simmering labor struggle at the popular Berkeley Bowl Marketplace supermarket has taken a new turn with the National Labor Relations Board's year-end announcement that it has ordered a rerun of a June 2010 election to...
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Jean Quan becomes first Asian American woman to lead major U.S. city
January 5, 2011In a ceremony marking several "firsts," Jean Quan, a former labor organizer and school board and city council member, was inaugurated Oakland's 49th mayor Jan. 3.
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