Obama lawyer defends Bush aide against abuse charges

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Saturday March 05, 2011 · 5:38 AM PST

2011/03/05 · 05:38

Solicitor General Neal Katyal, the lawyer who represents the Obama administration in the Supreme Court, argued Wednesday for reversal of a lower court ruling that would allow a lawsuit for money damages to proceed against George Bush’s attorney general, John Ashcroft. He is accused of abusing the “material witness” statute by using it as a pretext to jail—under barbaric conditions—a US citizen, Abdullah al-Kidd, suspected of no wrongdoing whatsoever.

Read more about this latest provocation by the Obama administration here: http://wsws.org/...

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Struggle by Indianapolis GM workers raises crucial issues

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Friday August 27, 2010 · 12:54 AM PDT

2010/08/27 · 00:54

Original article, Struggle by Indianapolis GM workers raises crucial issues, by Jerry White via World Socialist Web Site:

A year after the United Auto Workers union collaborated with the Obama administration in the restructuring of the auto industry and the assault on auto workers’ wages and living standards, determined workers at the General Motors Indianapolis stamping plant have rebelled against the UAW and taken a stand to defend the right to a job and a decent wage.

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Indianapolis auto workers determined to resist wage cuts

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Wednesday August 18, 2010 · 10:52 PM PDT

2010/08/18 · 22:52

Original article, Indianapolis auto workers determined to resist wage cuts, by Andre Damon and Jerry White via World Socialist Web Site:

Workers at the General Motors Indianapolis Stamping Plant continued their standoff with GM and the United Auto Workers union, amid mounting pressure to accept demands to sharply reduce wages or face the loss of their jobs.

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This Modern World: Sensible liberalism in the age of Obama

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Tuesday June 29, 2010 · 7:29 PM PDT

2010/06/29 · 19:29

See the cartoon here.

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Chuckles the Sensible Woodchuck?

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Krugman: The Third Depression

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Sunday June 27, 2010 · 10:53 PM PDT

2010/06/27 · 22:53

Original article here.

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BA strikers: “It is time to stop this rush to the bottom”

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Monday March 29, 2010 · 3:44 AM PDT

2010/03/29 · 03:44

BA strikers: "It is time to stop this rush to the bottom" via World Socialist Web Site.

This will be short. One of the cabin attendants has put the whole situation for all of us in a succinct a manner that everybody can understand. This is not just an issue for the BA strikers, it's an issue for all workers:

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US Supreme Court abolishes restrictions on big business political spending

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Friday January 22, 2010 · 1:03 AM PST

2010/01/22 · 01:03

Original article, by Tom Carter, via World Socialist Web Site:

In a profoundly anti-democratic decision with far-reaching implications, the US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law limiting the ability of corporations to spend money in support of political campaigns.

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How Schmedley the Rat saved Christmas

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Wednesday December 23, 2009 · 5:32 PM PST

2009/12/23 · 17:32

Some time back, I used to write fanfiction, and in one of those fanfictions I wrote this story. I've cleaned it up (heh heh) and gotten it down to just Schmedley's story. Being that it seems such a joyous Christmas this year, I think the story fits right in with how things are going.

So, without further ado...

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No light bulb will shine, no wheel will move, without the permission of the workers of this world.

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Sunday November 22, 2009 · 7:04 PM PST

2009/11/22 · 19:04

Original article, by Jutta Schmitt - University of Los Andes (ULA) senior lecturer in political sciences, via In Defence of Marxism:

Alan Woods held a meeting with workers and students last night (November 19) in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of The Andes in Merida (Venezuela), to talk about the systemic crisis of capitalism on a world wide scale.

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The “No” vote at Ford

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Monday November 02, 2009 · 2:53 AM PST

2009/11/02 · 02:53

Original article via World Socialist Web Site:

The decisive vote by Ford workers to reject the concessions contract worked out between the company and the United Auto Workers is a major advance not only for Ford workers, but for all auto workers and the working class as a whole, both in the US and internationally.

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The way forward for Ford workers

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Thursday October 29, 2009 · 12:39 AM PDT

2009/10/29 · 00:39

Original article via World Socialist Web Site:

With votes tallied at factories employing more than a third of Ford’s 41,000 US workers, the concessions contract being pushed by the United Auto Workers appears headed for defeat.

If the deal is defeated, it will be the first time auto workers have turned down a national agreement recommended by the UAW since 1982.

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Victory to the postal workers

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Saturday October 24, 2009 · 4:37 PM PDT

2009/10/24 · 16:37

Original article, by by Jane Loftus, Communications Workers Union president, via Socialist Worker (UK):

The workers for Royal Mail in England are on strike. Good for them, we should support them with our solidarity. Read President Loftus' article and consider how the situation the CWU workers are facing compares with what's happening in the States. If you agree that it sounds somewhat similar, it may be time to start considering worker action here in the US.

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