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  • One nation, under the boot of the ruling class

    One nation, under the boot of the ruling class

    July 12, 2002

    “Under God” is a phrase that’s gotten some attention since the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declared the phrase (inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954) unconstitutional. “Under God” was inserted into the Pledge...

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  • Letters

    Letters

    July 12, 2002

    Labor coverage – hooray! The recent stories on the longshoremen and Teamsters have been great. You never see this stuff anywhere else. Keep up the good work. George HendersonMilwaukee WIGreat working-class PR I want to congratulate...

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  • Editorials

    Editorials

    July 12, 2002

    A real solution George W. Bush’s speech on corporate crime was met with widespread skepticism. And no wonder. He’s part and parcel of the crooked get-rich-quick corporate crowd he is now claiming to crack down on....

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  • Deaths in the desert: the sad price of U.S. border policy

    Deaths in the desert: the sad price of U.S. border policy

    July 12, 2002

    Three months pregnant, Norma Rodriguez Amado had watched her husband, Paez Martinez, as he left his home in Morales, Mexico, for the United States. He would support his family from afar, working in the states of...

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  • ACORN, SEIU unite for immigrant rights

    ACORN, SEIU unite for immigrant rights

    July 4, 2002

    CHICAGO – In the midst of record summer heat, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 880 joined together July 1 to stage a large protest in...

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