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8th anniversary of Iraq war marked with demonstrations

March 22, 2011 By Joe Bernick And Jordan Farrar

Anti-war demonstrations marking the 8th annivesary of the Iraq war took place on Saturday around the country.

Libya and Japan grab Germany’s attention

March 22, 2011 By Victor Grossman

Elections in an East German state were largely overshadowed by the news from Japan and, far more, from Libya.

Arizona unions and basketball fans support Wisconsin

March 22, 2011 By Alexander Monarrez Maldonado

Tucson unions put on a strong show of solidarity with Wisconsin recently by showing up at the University of Arizona's McKale Center before the University of Wisconsin basketball team took to the court in a second...

Labor & community join mercado workers’ struggle

March 21, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

OAKLAND, Calif. - Some 30,000 California workers, many of them in the San Francisco Bay Area, are employed by mercados - Latino, Asian and other ethnic grocery stores numbering many recent immigrants among both workers and...

1,000 in Olympia: Put people first, close tax loopholes

March 21, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

The legislature is grappling with budget deficits estimated at $5.1 billion, yet ballot initiatives pushed through by Republican extremists last November block every measure to increase revenues.