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Union leaders announce new progress in push to unite labor movement
April 9, 2009The AFL-CIO, Change to Win and the National Education Association announced April 7 the creation of the National Labor Coordinating Committee to hammer out a final agreement among their affiliated unions to unite the entire American...
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My favs and not so favs on American Idol
April 9, 2009American Idol is coming down to the wire as the remaining eight finalist sang hit songs from the year they were born last night, April 7, on the popular television reality show. Here is a quick...
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Advice for G20 and ourselves, via Facebook
April 9, 2009Last week’s G20 meeting — of leaders of the world’s big and developing economies — sparked a Facebook conversation between Toby Chaudhuri of the Campaign for America’s Future and Vijay Prashad, who teaches international studies at...
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Binghamton and beyond: A deeper look at those who just snap
April 9, 2009A series of mass killings in recent weeks has given some the impression that things are falling apart in this country. On March 29, eight people were murdered in a nursing home in Carthage, N.C. There...
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Ethnic outlets survive in sinking media market
April 8, 2009Reposted from www.npr.org Though these are grim times for major news organizations across the country, a few organizations — often labeled 'ethnic media' — are thriving. Many of these newspapers and broadcast stations are doing well...
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