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Corp. shuts down hospital, puts profits first

March 23, 2010 By Paul Hill

HOUSTON - Amidst the nationwide battle over the right of Americans to health care, the Hospital Corporation of America announced March 16 that Spring Branch Medical Center here will close by May 1.

Free Liliany Obando

March 23, 2010 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Now and then one individual stands out as an indictment against injustice. That would be Liliany Obando, incarcerated in Bogota's Buen Pastor Women's Prison for almost two years.

Baltimore workers rally for jobs

March 23, 2010 By Margaret Baldridge

BALTIMORE, Md. - Chanting "What do we want? Jobs. When do we want them? Now," a crowd of 300 union members and their community allies rallied in the rain at City Hall Mar. 22 to support...

A teacher speaks her mind

March 23, 2010 By A young teacher

I would hate to think that all of my effort could be cast aside because some standardized test or other incomplete measurement suggested that I was not doing a good job.

Labor takes the stage in immigration reform fight

March 23, 2010 By Dan Margolis

Leaders of the AFL-CIO and Change to Win unions took part in the enormous March 21 immigration reform rally in Washington, arguing that fairer treatment of immigrant workers is essential to the struggle for all workers'...