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Intl justice for janitors
July 1, 2005MINNEAPOLIS (PAI) — After the office doors close and the phones stop ringing, the “invisible” workforce filters into downtown buildings. Janitors sweep and polish floors and clean windows. Security guards patrol silent hallways. To raise their...
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Nationalize the health industry
July 1, 2005The paradox is inescapable. The United States pays more for health care by any measure than any other nation in the world, yet the quality of health care in the U.S. has been declining for decades.
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Global solidarity day for miners
July 1, 2005TUCSON, Ariz. — “Let the corporation tremble with our solidarity!” thundered Mexican Miners Union leader Juan Linares to hundreds of cheering copper miners, retirees and supporters rallying in De Anza Park here June 21. The Tucson...
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War tax protest in N.Y.
July 1, 2005NEW YORK — “I’m tired of paying taxes for sending young people off to war. I’m tired of watching young people dying,” said Karen of Sayville, Long Island. Karen was part of a crowd of more...
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Class in America
July 1, 2005The discussion of “class in America” has recently gone mainstream. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times each ran series examining income stratification and class mobility in the United States.
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