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Celebrate our shared history of struggle, declare your independence from health care tyranny
July 5, 2009The following is from an e-mail by Dan Margolis, chair of the Communist Party in New York, celebrating our unique U.S. history of struggle and urging us to continue it this Fourth of July. Dear friends,...
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Migrant workers’ cooperatives as a crisis response
July 4, 2009Original source: This year the theme of the International Day of Cooperatives focuses on the opportunities for co-operatives to effectively contribute to global economic recovery in times of crisis. In Indonesia, thousands of migrant workers, victims...
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Cuba-US: Frosty relations no bar to communication
July 4, 2009HAVANA, Jul 3 (IPS) - Cuba and the United States are poised to resume talks on migration issues any time now, although the five Cuban agents imprisoned in the U.S. remain 'a formidable obstacle' to normalising...
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Fight to save Troy Davis grows
July 4, 2009The NAACP has initiated an “I am Troy Campaign” as part of worldwide effort to prevent the execution of Troy Davis, a 40-year-old man on death row in Georgia. Davis, who is African American, was convicted...
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In political sex scandals, guys still rule
July 4, 2009Original source: (WOMENSENEWS)--Has anybody else noticed that most news stories about politicians' affairs aren't really about women? There are women in them, of course. There's the Wronged Wife, who is often portrayed as a victim in...
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