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Civil rights legends Nash, Vivian urge continued resistance

February 16, 2011 By Teresa Albano

CHICAGO - Two "living legends" of the civil rights movement, Diane Nash and the Rev. C. T. Vivian, keynoted "Remembering the Movement," a Black History Month program, livestreamed from the Harold Washington Wing of the DuSable...

Doomsday scenario for Calif. budget cuts

February 16, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Brown’s proposals call for some $12.5 billion in cuts, mostly to programs serving human needs.

World Notes: Cuba, Afghanistan, Italy and more

February 16, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The U.S. military is bringing contraband to Argentina and, apparently, planning to stay forever in Afghanistan. Read this and more!

Wisconsin lawmakers to vote on GOP gov’s anti-union package

February 16, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg And Dominique Paul Noth

MADISON, Wis. - Even among this year's new wave of Republican governors, Wisconsin's Scott Walker sticks out for his anti-union, anti-state worker legislative package.

Profile: The “Wilmar 8” made equal pay impossible to ignore

February 16, 2011 By Michael Kuchta

They never got what they wanted, but more than 30 years later people still remember them, and their goals and their impact still resonate.