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EDITORIAL: Happy birthday, Csar Chvez
March 30, 2007On March 31, hundreds of thousands of supporters of workers’ rights across the country will honor and commemorate the life, work and continuing legacy of César Chávez, who would have celebrated his 80th birthday this year....
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Millions face early death from hunger, thirst
March 30, 2007More than 3 million people in the world are condemned to premature death from hunger and thirst. That is not an exaggerated figure, but rather a cautious one. I have meditated a lot on that in...
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When housing dreams become nightmares
March 30, 2007“Why keep paying all that money to make your landlord rich, when you can buy a house while interest rates are low and build up your nest egg?” is heard around kitchen tables, water coolers and...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
March 30, 2007PITTSBURGH: ‘Health care, not warfare’ “I’d rather see 1,500 more beds than 1,500 parking spaces,” said Iraq veteran Sgt. Geoffrey Millard as he stood in front of a parking garage being built at the Veterans Administration...
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Immokalee workers may launch boycott of McDs
March 30, 2007CHICAGO — Imagine waking up every morning, still dark outside, and then have to pick tomatoes for a typical 10-hour workday, seven days a week, in sweatshop conditions with armed guards watching over you. Sound back-breaking...
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