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Labor and lawmakers unveil new trade bill, take steps to undo years of ‘SHAFTA’
June 13, 2008Union and congressional leaders announced June 5 that they are backing a new trade bill that works for workers, not just for giant multinationals. If it becomes law, the president will be required to review all...
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A win for First Amendment in Miami-Dade, Fla.
June 12, 2008MIAMI – Local antiwar and social justice organizations won back their right to peacefully assemble recently when U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga issued a ruling declaring two Miami-Dade County, Fla., ordinances unconstitutional. Altonaga granted a...
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Editorial: Licking Big Oils boots
June 12, 2008Senate Republicans gave people a slap in the face June 10, voting to block a windfall profits tax on oil companies that are robbing us blind at the gasoline pump with $4.35 per gallon gasoline. Democrats...
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Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects need a miracle
June 12, 2008Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia told reporters this month he does not think an Israeli-Palestinian agreement can be reached this year “unless there is a miracle.”
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Worst jobless stats in 20 years only the tip of the iceberg
June 11, 2008The announcement June 6 that the jump in the unemployment rate is the worst in more than a generation resulted in a few corporate analysts admitting we are now in an economy that has probably “stalled.”...
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