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Record turnout reported for Feb. 5 California primary

 Staff  March 18, 2008  0 Comments on Record turnout reported for Feb. 5 California primary

By Shane Goldmacher / Sacramento Bee Californians headed to the polls in record numbers in February’s presidential primary, with the…

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The Rich to America: Sucker! (as in “suck-CAAH!”)

 Gregg Robinson  March 17, 2008  4 Comments on The Rich to America: Sucker! (as in “suck-CAAH!”)

by Gregg Robinson (reposted) Leona Helmsley said it best. Rules, the billionaire real estate investor was famous for saying, are…

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No On 98: Save Rent Control Convention in San Fransisco

 Michael Steinberg  March 16, 2008  0 Comments on No On 98: Save Rent Control Convention in San Fransisco

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Hundreds of concerned tenants crowded into Koret Auditorium in San Francisco’s Main Library today to hear…

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More Peace Rally Photos

 Patty Jones  March 16, 2008  0 Comments on More Peace Rally Photos

More great photos, these from our friend unk4jazz who we had the pleasure of meeting at the rally yesterday! We…

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Vets for Peace Gather in Front of the USS Midway

 Patty Jones  March 15, 2008  0 Comments on Vets for Peace Gather in Front of the USS Midway

SAN DIEGO, CA – Veterans for Peace and other supporters gathered in front of the USS MIDWAY MUSEUM Friday evening…

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It’s the War-Economy, Stupid!

 Staff  March 13, 2008  0 Comments on It’s the War-Economy, Stupid!

Posted by the Editors of The Nation magazine, March 13 With the country poised on the precipice of a recession,…

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6 Signs the U.S. May Be Headed for War in Iran

 Staff  March 12, 2008  3 Comments on 6 Signs the U.S. May Be Headed for War in Iran

Ed: We don’t usually post articles from US News and World Report, but when the national conservative newsweekly starts talking…

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The Bad News at the Pump

 Staff  March 12, 2008  1 Comment on The Bad News at the Pump

Ed.: Oil hit $108 a barrel today. The $100-plus Barrel of Oil and What It Means By Michael T. Klare…

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A New Union Democracy Movement is Born in SEIU

 Staff  March 12, 2008  0 Comments on A New Union Democracy Movement is Born in SEIU

FAIRFIELD, CA — Alarmed by moves that have made our union look increasingly more like a corporation, workers in the…

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The Historic Importance of the 2008 Presidential Elections

 Richard Nadeau  March 11, 2008  12 Comments on The Historic Importance of the 2008 Presidential Elections

There are some who say that American Presidential elections are not that important, that we progressives should not spend too…

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