James Thompson
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Labor
Houston janitors rally for union contract
October 14, 2009Houston janitors and supporters rally at their "contract convention," setting the scene to win increased wages and benefits.
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Houston turns out for health care reform
September 12, 2009HOUSTON – About 2000 supporters of health care reform attended a rally called by Organizing for America (OFA) at Houston City Hall on in spite of raging thunderstorms and the last of the summer heat. The...
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Uninsured rate in Houston among highest in the nation
August 31, 2009HOUSTON – A front page article in the 8/30/09 edition of the Houston Chronicle notes that Houston is among the worst in the nation in terms of uninsured residents. This great, culturally diverse city which is...
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COMMENTARY Recession related suicides skyrocket in Houston, Texas
July 23, 2009HOUSTON – An article in the Houston Chronicle recently documents a dramatic jump in suicides in Houston since the onset of the recession. It points out that many suicides are directly related to the loss of...
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Labor
Worker rights are civil rights 1,500 march in Arkansas for Employee Free Choice
July 17, 2009LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — With Central High School as a backdrop, the fight for the Employee Free Choice Act took center stage here in this southern state. About 1,500 people rallied and marched July 11 in...
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Labor
Razorbacks rally for Employee Free Choice
July 14, 2009LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — I just happened to be visiting my cousins in Arkansas when I got word of a rally in Little Rock to support the Employee Free Choice Act. I rushed up to Central...
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The role of psychologists in torture
May 13, 2009As a psychologist, I have been appalled by the complicity of some psychologists in torturing detainees in former President Bush’s “War on Terror.” How could it be that professionals trained to treat mental illness could be...
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The iron fist in Texas is on his way out
January 13, 2009The iron fist in Texas is on his way out. No, not George Bush. Texas House Speaker Republican Tom Craddick has withdrawn his candidacy for a fourth term as Speaker of the Texas State House of...
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