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LETTERS: Jan. 26
January 25, 2008Cost of war What taxpayers are spending for the Iraq war this year: $155.5 billion. What $155.5 billion could pay for: health care for 44,330,909 people. Source: National Priorities Project Torture This is a highly tardy...
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EDITORIAL: Winds of change
January 25, 2008This past week, we commemorated two landmarks in our nation’s long march toward full equality and democracy — the 79th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, civil rights leader and champion of workers and all oppressed...
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EDITORIAL: In Iraq until when?
January 25, 2008Addressing the House Armed Services Committee last week, a leading U.S. general in Iraq let a cat out of the bag — unless Congress and a new administration that is committed to a sane foreign policy...
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Trades work to hire more minorities, women
January 25, 2008PHILADELPHIA — A landmark agreement reached last month could open the way to diversifying the construction workforce here. Pending approval by the City Council, contractors, the city’s Convention Center authority and the building trades unions, new...
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A day of work at UPS
January 25, 2008PAGES FROM WORKERS LIVES I am one of the many young people who work at UPS. As you probably all know, UPS is one of the world’s largest package delivery companies, delivering 15 million packages a...
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