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Lawsuit filed to stop Edison school takeover
December 21, 2001PHILADELPHIA – At a Dec. 17 press conference here, hosted by the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, the Coalition to Keep our Public Schools Public announced that it will file a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court and Superior...
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Bush plan leaves some children behind
December 21, 2001This week the Senate passed the misnamed No Child Left Behind Act, which gives the federal government an unprecedented say in the standards public school children must meet. Yet it doesn’t provide funding to meet those...
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Building U.S. peace movement is crucial
December 21, 2001The following is based on a report to the Communist Party’s National Board. The importance of a U.S. peace movement for today cannot be overstated. The world is entering a phase where military intervention is necessary...
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Steel industry should be publically owned
December 21, 2001More and more, steelworkers and public officials are looking at use of eminent domain to take over the steel mills bankrupted by LTV Corp. as the only way to save jobs and union contracts and protect...
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Strike improves job security at Pratt and Whitney
December 21, 2001NORTH HAVEN, Conn. – An 11-day strike by 5,000 Pratt & Whitney workers, which brought airplane engine production to a halt, forced the company to improve job security protections for the next three years. For the...
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