LETTERS
Anderson and Amistad. Confused about class? Baseball and politics. ‘Taxation without representation.’
NATIONAL CLIPS
On the weekend of March 18-20, almost 800 communities in all 50 states had some type of action to bring the troops home from Iraq and end the U.S. occupation there.
LETTERS
Stop maneuver against Cuba, They tried it before, What was DAR policy?, A bold step
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VENTURA, Calif.: Stop the ‘Kindergarten Cop’, WASHINGTON: U.S. torture in Afghanistan, FARMINGTON, N.H.: Town protests Patriot Act, CHICAGO: Students organize American Girl protest
Capital campaign approaches $150,000
The capital campaign to raise $400,000 for three worker-community educational and activist centers is approaching the $150,000 mark this week. A coordinated campaign of the New York-based Chelsea Fund for Education and the Workers Education Society in Chicago reported the progress made in a March letter to potential donors.
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WASHINGTON: Senate rejects minimum wage hike / ST. LOUIS, Mo.: ‘Show us the money’ for health care / CHICAGO: Racists considered suspects in killings / HELENA, Mont.: Bring troops home to fight fires, says gov. / WASHINGTON: Coalition protests right-winger from India
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WASHINGTON: Supreme Court halts death penalty for youth / CARSON CITY, Nev.: State Assembly rejects Social Security privatization / ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: Hands off Social Security, say lawmakers / CYBERSPACE: MoveOn joins Social Security fight / WASHINGTON: ACLU sues Rumsfeld on torture / SPARTANBURG, S.C.: Judge rules Bush must charge or free Padilla
Hot 97 struggle sparks social justice campaign
NEW YORK — Out of a struggle against racist hate speech emanating from New York City’s nationally known hip-hop and R&B station Hot 97, a new coalition, tentatively called Hip-Hop for Social Justice (HHSJ), has emerged.
