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‘He asked for mercy and was given none’
January 13, 2009OAKLAND, Calif. — In the wake of the shooting of unarmed Oscar Grant III, 22, by Bay Area Rapid Transit policeman Johannes Mehserle early New Years morning, a broad movement is growing for far greater citizen...
Read moreThe iron fist in Texas is on his way out
January 13, 2009The iron fist in Texas is on his way out. No, not George Bush. Texas House Speaker Republican Tom Craddick has withdrawn his candidacy for a fourth term as Speaker of the Texas State House of...
Read moreHouse passes two major working family bills: Fair Pay Act, Paycheck Fairness Act
January 12, 2009Lilly Ledbetter says she knows she’ll never recover the hundreds of thousands of dollars she lost from her paychecks because of nearly 20 years of pay discrimination.
Read moreGaza Crisis: Analysis and a Way Forward
January 11, 2009Gaza Crisis: Analysis and a Way ForwardThank you for joining us for this special interview with Susan Webb of the People's Weekly World. Webb has covered the Middle East for the People's Weekly World, www.pww.org, for...
Read moreUnions take first steps to re-unite labor movement
January 10, 2009The nations’ biggest labor unions are moving to bring all American unions back together under the umbrella of one national labor federation. The presidents of 12 of the country’s largest unions called Jan. 7 for reuniting...
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