Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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A real “moment of truth”
April 8, 2011There is another way to turn around the annual deficit and ultimately eliminate the national debt.
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Across the country, hundreds of thousands declare, “We are One”
April 5, 2011In over a thousand U.S. cities, unionists, civil rights and community activists gathered April 4, honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated 43 years earlier.
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Abe Blashko, artist and political satirist, dies at 90
March 29, 2011Abe Blashko, artist and political satirist, died at age 90 Jan. 13 from complications of pneumonia. Among his large body of work were important contributions to progressive publications, including the New Masses and People's World.
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Calif. Republicans list 53 demands, no solutions
March 29, 2011California's Republican legislative minority, in response to the state budget, are trying to ram through an agenda that does not reflect that there is a Democratic governor and Democratic majority in the state legislature.
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Labor & community join mercado workers’ struggle
March 21, 2011OAKLAND, Calif. - Some 30,000 California workers, many of them in the San Francisco Bay Area, are employed by mercados - Latino, Asian and other ethnic grocery stores numbering many recent immigrants among both workers and...
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Oakland riders call for better bus service
March 17, 2011Bus riders brought together by the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment shared their stories.
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Afghanistan: Time to go!
March 4, 2011Nearly three quarters of Americans want an early end to the Afghanistan war. Now is the time to press President Obama and Congress to set an exit plan with a speedy timetable for withdrawal.
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Mayors warn cuts to block grants will cost jobs
March 1, 2011Mayors around the country are reacting with alarm to the cuts proposed for the Community Development Block Grant program.
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