Victory in Benton Harbor Trial!
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The People's Tribune is devoted to the proposition that an economic system that can't or won't feed, clothe and house its people ought to be and will be changed.
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Editorial
Government cuts health care, hands billions to corporations
Most of us are familiar with the numbers: 45 million people with no health insurance, and every year the number seems to grow. And now we're told the government has cut Medicaid (federal-state health insurance for the poor), and proposes to cut Medicare (federal health insurance for the elderly and disabled).
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Cover Story
The attack on immigrants is an attack on us all
As we go to press, hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets across the country to rally against HR 4437, the anti-immigrant, anti-worker legislation that the U.S. House passed in December. In Chicago, Washington, D.C., and on March 25, in Los Angeles -- where some 500,000 marched -- immigrants and citizens stood up to reject the government's attempt to further criminalize the undocumented and those who help them. More marches are planned. Also at press time, the Senate is preparing to take up its own version of this terroristic legislation.
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Detroit City Council votes for rate increase for water while 45,000 homes go without water
Attendees at Black Men in Unions conference show support for universal health care
Highland Park, Mich., City Council passes resolution backing health care for all
In Memory of Mary Ford, Warrior for Justice
Auto retirees must step up more to defend health care benefits
'Stop the poverty draft,' says Cindy Sheehan
It's Time for Another Civil Rights Action!
Journey for Justice through California's Central Valley begins April 13
The fox guarding the hen house
L.A. jail riots reflect historical strategies to keep the poor divided and weak
The people of Benton Harbor, Mich. speak their minds
Judge Sides with Prosecution in Benton Harbor Struggle for Justice
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