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  • Labor rallies against secession in Los Angeles

    Labor rallies against secession in Los Angeles

    June 28, 2002

    LOS ANGELES – Over 1,000 union members, community activists and concerned residents jammed the auditorium of Los Angeles Valley College on June 22 to denounce two proposed city secession initiatives that will appear on November’s ballot....

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  • Wellstone backed as womens advocate

    Wellstone backed as womens advocate

    June 28, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

    Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) is nationally known as an outspoken progressive, and George W. Bush and the ultra-right are chomping at the bit to oust him in November. Their hand-picked candidate, former St. Paul Mayor Norm...

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  • International notes

    International notes

    June 28, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

    Colombian strike protests killing/Greek workers fight pension cuts/Peruvian dockers urge fair hiring system/South Africa celebrates Freedom Charter/Millions strike in Spain/Canadian G-8 summit draws protests/China-Taiwan informal trade talks urged

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  • Congress cant ignore corporate control of the media

    Congress cant ignore corporate control of the media

    June 28, 2002

    One of our best-kept secrets is the degree to which a handful of huge corporations control the flow of information in the United States. Whether it is television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books or the Internet, a...

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  • Religion isnt the problem  the right wing is

    Religion isnt the problem the right wing is

    June 28, 2002

    In decrying the human rights abuses continuing in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, some have asked why “the Jewish people” are doing to the Palestinians what they would not want done to their own...

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