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August 1, 2003Veterans’ health care crisis I am a grandmother who can feel the anguish of the families of young men and women sent to Iraq, although I oppose the Bush war policies and their effect on veterans....
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Editorials
August 1, 2003Justice for Donovan Jackson A jury in Los Angeles this week failed to deliver a guilty verdict against the white police officers who brutalized Donovan Jackson, a 16-year-old Black youth, despite a videotape proving the officers’...
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Re-federalize Medicare
August 1, 2003With the spotlight on Medicare, especially as it relates to the cost of prescription drugs, now may be a good time to redirect the discussion toward real solutions to the health care crisis.
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Workers say: Dont privatize Medicare
August 1, 2003PHOENIX – Five arrests were made at a militant protest led by Arizona AFL-CIO leadership in response to ultra-right Senator Jon Kyl’s support for legislation to privatize Medicare. Part of a creative, three-pronged strategy devised by...
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Texas governor punishes veterans
August 1, 2003Texas Governor Rick Perry recently told a Mexican American civil rights group that he was cutting $300,000 in funding that it needs to operate a job training and employment services program for veterans. Perry’s decision appears...
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