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‘Make Sen. Kennedy’s health care dream America’s reality’
August 27, 2009The labor movement and other mass organizations of the people unleashed a torrent of tributes to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, hailing him as a “hero” who fought to the final hours of his life for civil...
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Reports show drinking water contaminated by herbicide
August 27, 2009U.S. drinking water is widely contaminated by atrazine, a weed-killer that disrupts hormones in animals and is considered dangerous for pregnant women, according to a new report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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LA car wash workers score NLRB victory
August 27, 2009Los Angeles car wash workers fired recently for union activity won more than $50,000 in back pay today in a formal settlement of their National Labor Relations Board complaint against Vermont Hand Wash, a notorious anti-worker...
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Pioneering lawyer Doris Brin Walker dies at 90
August 27, 2009SAN FRANCISCO — Doris Brin Walker Roberson, a pioneering attorney and lifelong member of the Communist Party USA, who helped win victories in many of the 20th century’s most important civil liberties and civil rights cases,...
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Not just talk, but action for jobs, health care and democracy
August 27, 2009What motivates people to take action? Necessity, yes, but there are many people who have lost their jobs or health care or face a loss of rights and they turn inward. Blaming themselves, or their families...
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