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The economy: theirs and ours
July 16, 2004When the most recent Labor Department report showed a gain of only 112,000 jobs in June, far less than the 297,000 average for the previous three months, President Bush claimed it was good news. “We’re witnessing...
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Greens pick national ticket, reject Nader
July 16, 2004MILWAUKEE – Delegates and guests from around the U.S. and the world met here June 23-28 for “Forward 2004,” the presidential nominating convention of the Green Party of the United States. The voting delegates selected Texas...
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International notes
July 16, 2004Colombia: Cheaper to shoot unionists than to negotiate A new report by the London-based International Commission for Labor Rights (ICLR) concludes that in Colombia it’s quicker, cheaper and less risky for employers to kill trade unionists...
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Crisis in western Sudan deepens
July 16, 2004Despite recent pledges by the Sudanese government of President Omar el-Bashir to address the acute humanitarian crisis and the ongoing militia attacks on Black African civilians in the Darfur region of western Sudan, where thousands have...
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Canadian youth group reestablished
July 16, 2004Vancouver, British Colombia – After an absence of 12 years, the Young Communist League (YCL) is back on the Canadian political scene. Young members of the Communist Party of Canada (CPC) and others have reestablished the...
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