National
Archie Green, 91, union activist and folklorist, dies
March 30, 2009Original source: The New York Times Archie Green, a shipwright turned folklorist whose interest in union workers and their culture transformed the study of American folklore and who single-handedly persuaded Congress to create the American Folklife...
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Obama admin. weighs in on side of women workers in Wal-Mart case
March 29, 2009(PAI) The Obama administration, represented by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has weighed in on the side of the female workers who filed a class action sexual discrimination suit against Wal-Mart eight years ago. The...
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Predatory payday lenders target Black and Latino communities
March 29, 2009Original source: As the misdeeds of major financial institutions continue to make the headlines, it should be no surprise to find out the many ways people have been cheated by financial institutions at the community level....
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U.S.-Mexico border garners much attention from White House
March 28, 2009In response to highly publicized wave of turf battles among drug cartels along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Obama administration issued an ambitious multi-agency $700 million plan this week to combat the violence. The on-going problem has...
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NE health summit: Hundreds demand reform
March 27, 2009BURLINGTON, Vt. — Two different groups of people gathered here March 17 to talk about solving the health care crisis. Inside the Davis Center at the University of Vermont were some 400 people invited to the...
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