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EDITORIAL: Double standards in Geneva

Once again, at the urging of the United States, Cuba is being singled out for possible censure by the UN Commission on Human Rights. The proposed resolution against Cuba is another reflection of the political maneuvers...

EDITORIAL: What Dr. King and Cesar Chavez would say today

This weekend marks two key dates in the struggle for social and economic justice: the 78th anniversary of the birth of Cesar Chavez and the 37th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Bea Lumpkin honored

Family tragedy as a Great Political Issue

Two weeks ago, few outside Florida had heard of Terri Schiavo. As of this writing, her family has run out of court appeals and legislative efforts to reconnect her feeding tube. This is probably not the...

Reproductive rights struggle in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Nearly 500 members of Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, the National Organization for Women and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice converged here March 15 to pressure Republican Gov. Matt Blunt and...