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To turn economy around, more union members needed
December 6, 2008WASHINGTON — When you approach the national offices of the AFL-CIO in the shadow of the Washington Monument here your eye is caught by the enormous banner draped over the front of the building, bulging outward...
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$132,000 raised, $68,000 to go
December 5, 2008Readers get creative to raise money for People’s Weekly WorldDETROIT — Powered by the creativity and ingenuity of our supporters, the 2008 People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo Fund Drive surged to $132,000 by the end of November,...
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As economic crisis worsens hunger stalks the land
December 5, 2008A report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals that hunger skyrocketed across America in 2007 after the nation plunged into its current deep recession in the first month of that year. An additional 2 million...
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New policy needed after Mumbai terror
December 4, 2008The attacks on Mumbai, India, stunned and outraged the world last week. It’s being called India’s 9/11. That may be an accurate name for the shock and anger that people felt as bleeding bodies, fires and...
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People Before Profits: Economic stimulus in China and the U.S.
December 4, 2008(Part 1) On Nov. 9, China announced a two-year, $586 billion program to address domestic dislocations arising from world capitalism’s unfolding crisis. Lower prices in China make this worth more than $1 trillion in the United...
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