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Real, Uglier American Unemployment
Economic inequality and the myth of Reagan trickle down logic are shown by new data from the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston. The report noted: “What has been missing from the public debate over the labor market crisis is an honest and detailed analysis of which American workers have been most adversely affected by the deep deterioration in labor markets.”
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Johnson Announces College Board, DCCC Candidacies
In a statement released to FCJ, Johnson said she will file her declarations of intent later today at the San Francisco Department of Elections to run for trustee membership on the San Francisco Community College Board (SFCCB) as well as the Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) in Assembly District 13.
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“The Last Station” and “Creation”
“The Last Station” is about the last year of Tolstoy’s life. He fell ill at Russia’s Astopovo station and was taken to the station master’s house where he died in 1910. The film is terrifically well-acted, especially performances by Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren.
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British Court Orders Release Of Torture Evidence
In Extraordinary Rendition CaseWhile in detention, Mohamed was subjected to physical and psychological abuse by his captors. Upon his release, Mohamed sought documents from the British government that would confirm that U.K. officials were aware of and complicit in his abuse by U.S. forces. Today’s ruling orders the disclosure of seven previously suppressed paragraphs from an earlier court ruling that summarize British government documents related to Mohamed’s detention and torture while under the control of U.S. authorities.
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Howard Zinn, a Historian for the People, Dead at 87
By Ralph E. Stone and Judy Iranyi January 28, 2010 It is with great sadness that we heard the news about the passing of Howard Zinn. He died of a heart attack at the age…
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The Downside of a Constitutional Convention
By Ralph E. Stone January 26, 2010 As we all have no doubt read or heard, the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission invalidated the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2 U.S.C. §441b), ruling,…
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Jane Kim Announces D6 Candidacy
Ending months of speculation and rumor, San Francisco Board of Education President Jane Kim today confirmed her candidacy in the 2010 race for District 6 Supervisor.
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