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Chicago’s mayor Daley vetoes ‘living wage’ law
On Sept. 11, Chicago mayor Richard Daley vetoed an ordinance that would have required large "big box" retailers like Wal-Mart,…
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Behind Bush’s CIA prison admission
Last week, the Bush administration admitted the existence of secret CIA prisons housing so-called "high value" prisoners. The prisons exist…
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Anti-Cuban journalists on U.S. government payroll
The Miami Herald disclosed on Sept. 7 that at least 10 south Florida journalists have received payments of $1,550 to…
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FBI spying on college students with financial aid
This summer, journalism students uncovered a FBI surveillance program claiming to search for "potential terrorist activity" among college students receiving…
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Judge blocks Northwest flight attendants’ strike
On Aug. 25, U.S. district court judge Victor Marrero issued an injunction to prevent Northwest Airlines flight attendants from taking…
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Malik Rahim: ‘We will be the alternative’
On July 17, Socialism and Liberation’s Ben Becker sat down with Malik Rahim, New Orleans community activist and co-founder of…
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Los Angeles city employees’ strike defies mayor, city brass
On Aug. 15, the Los Angeles city council imposed a new labor contract on the Engineers and Architects Association, a…
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16th Int’l AIDS Conference: G8 not living up to funding promises
On Aug. 18, the 16th International AIDS Conference came to a close in Toronto, Canada. Over 30,000 scientists, activists and…
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Rally at Ft. Lewis supports military resister Ehren Watada
Ft. Lewis Army Base in Washington has become a focal point for military resistance to the war in Iraq. Most…
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Ten years after the 1996 ‘welfare reform’ act
August 2006 marks the tenth anniversary of the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act—more commonly, but…
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