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Dying to work: Humanitarian disaster on the desert

April 11, 2003

SASABE, Sonora, Mexico – The Sonoran desert has a delicate, haunting beauty. Hundreds of species of birds, cacti and lizards have adapted to survive its lack of water and brutal temperatures exceeding 120 degrees. The list...

March unemployment report: More bad news

April 11, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

None of the numbers in the March unemployment report are good: * Official unemployment stuck in the 5.8 percent range.

Police attack injures protesters, workers

April 11, 2003 By John Lane

OAKLAND, Calif. – Outraged witnesses and community leaders used words like “preemptive,” “premeditated,” and “brutal” during an emotionally charged meeting of the Oakland City Council to describe the Oakland Police Department’s attack on anti-war demonstrators and...

Whole Foods: Fresh fruit, rotten benefits

April 10, 2003

NEW YORK – Over 300 United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) members and supporters, protesting Whole Foods’ anti-union policies, held a spirited rally here April 4 as part of a local effort to inform customers that...

in Arizona

April 4, 2003

TUCSON – Over 650 marchers, many carrying signs that read, “Peace is Patriotic,” celebrated the Third Annual Cesar Chavez Day March and Rally for Peace. “I want to thank the Tohono ‘O’odham people for allowing us...