Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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U.S.
Doomsday scenario for Calif. budget cuts
February 16, 2011Brown’s proposals call for some $12.5 billion in cuts, mostly to programs serving human needs.
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U.S.
“Clean Ports Act” reintroduced in Congress
February 11, 2011In a move praised by a broad coalition of environmental, labor, business and public health organizations, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-NY, and 50 other House members reintroduced legislation to protect clean truck programs and cut harmful air...
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U.S.
Oakland mayor, residents discuss priorities
February 9, 2011The gathering was the latest in a series of actions Quan has initiated as part of her goal to be a "people's mayor."
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Labor
Neighborhood Grocery Initiative takes on non-union megastores
February 4, 2011United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 in northern California says the year 2011 poses unprecedented challenges for its members working in the grocery industry.
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U.S.
Calif. governor: “No time for politics as usual”
February 3, 2011Gov. Jerry Brown invoked the struggles for democracy in Egypt and Tunisia as he called for "turning to the people" for "a clear mandate"
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World
Time to normalize relations with Cuba
January 31, 2011Polls have consistently shown a significant majority of Americans favor normal relations with Cuba.
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Opinion
The national debt: Another path is possible!
January 27, 2011Making major cuts in military spending could not only make a major dent in the national debt, but would also save many lives and put our country on the road to a new international policy of...
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U.S.
On “Citizens United” anniversary, calls to overturn Supreme Court decision
January 24, 2011Thousands demanded that the Supreme Court overturn its decision to give corporations the rights of citizens.
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