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New bill aims to defend womens rights

February 19, 2004

National Organization for Women (NOW) President Kim Gandy and other women’s rights leaders held a Washington, D.C., press conference Jan. 22, the 31st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, to announce the introduction of the Freedom of...

W.E.B. Du Bois cites profits, racism as threat to democracy

February 19, 2004

I represent millions of citizens of the United States who are just as opposed to war as you are. ... Perhaps I can best perform my duty to my country and to the cause of world...

National Clips

February 19, 2004

WASHINGTON: Defense contractors owe $3 billion in taxes While swilling at the Pentagon trough of contracts, 27,000 private companies, or 14 percent of the total, did not remit their workers’ federal taxes (deducted from their paychecks),...

Breakthrough in struggle for same-sex marriage rights

February 19, 2004

While the Massachusetts Legislature adjourned Feb. 13 without having added an amendment to the state’s constitution banning same-sex marriage, the nation’s attention swung to the other coast when San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex...

You cant beat the bosses without passing the hat!

February 19, 2004

Congratulations to People’s Weekly World supporters and fund drive organizers who worked hard to raise money for the 2003 Fund Drive. From Alaska to Maine and Hawaii to Florida, checks came in to the PWW from...