Opinion

                
  • NLRB feels street heat

    NLRB feels street heat

    July 21, 2006

    NewsAnalysisThe streets outside the National Labor Relations Board office in Washington were sizzling, and it wasn’t just the July heat. For the first time in its 70-year history, the board was shut down for two hours...

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  • Public broadcasting needs a whole new system

    Public broadcasting needs a whole new system

    July 14, 2006 By Steve Rendall And Peter Hart

    On June 7, congressional Republicans launched their latest assault on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) when a House Appropriations subcommittee voted to cut $115 million from its budget. The cuts would affect PBS, NPR and...

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  • Bush may try to revive immigrant legislation

    Bush may try to revive immigrant legislation

    July 14, 2006

    News Analysis Many thought that immigration legislation had been killed by the Republicans in the House, but maybe, to paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of its death are exaggerated. If the logjam between the House and Senate...

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  • GOP can be beat in November, CPUSA says

    GOP can be beat in November, CPUSA says

    July 7, 2006

    NEW YORK — Ending Republican majority control of the U.S. House and Senate in the midterm elections Nov. 7 “is a battle that can be won,” said Joelle Fishman, chair of the Communist Party USA’s Political...

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  • Gay Pride Month: Communists stand in solidarity

    Gay Pride Month: Communists stand in solidarity

    June 23, 2006

    The following statement was issued June 21 by the Communist Party USA and Young Communist League in honor of Pride Month. The month of June has been designated as Pride Month in celebration of the struggles...

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