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Weekly Immigration Wire: Fighting H1N1 Hype Immigration NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Luis Ramirez, Immigration NewsLadder, May Day, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act, Identity Theft, Social Security, Swine Flu, Anti-Immigration, Workers’ Rights, Humane Immigration Reform, Mexico, Us Mexico Border, Newsladder, Politics News
The Media Consortium

The Ramirez murder is, like the H1N1 flu, another opportunity to examine what protections are in place to guard human health and life.

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Chicago Immigration March: Smaller Crowd Blamed On Flu Fears, Scheduling (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 06.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Video, May Day, Immigraiton Swine Flu, Swine Flu Illinois, Swine Flu, Swine Flu Chicago, Immigration, May Day Chicago, Chicago Immigration Rally, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- With drums banging and trumpets blowing, hundreds of people marched through downtown Chicago Friday demanding passage of an immigrati...

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May Day Fails its Promise to Workers

Bama Arethrya | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

Read More: Protests, Alvaro Uribe, Free Trade, Strikes, Workers, May Day, Colombia, Philippines, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, May 1st, World News
Bama Arethrya

We should think about commemorating May Day this year by standing in solidarity with the workers of Colombia and the Philippines, and anywhere where organizing is life-threatening.

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"We're Workers," Says Jon Stewart; or, May Day 2009

Sanjiv Gupta | Posted 06.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Jon Stewart Jim Cramer, Labor, Daily Show, May Day, Work, Jon Stewart, Business News
Sanjiv Gupta

Perhaps the economic crisis will serve as a reminder that, for all of our politically significant differences and multiple identities, most of us share the reality of having to work for wages so that we can live.

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Letter From Paris: Torture, Murder and May Day

Beth Arnold | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

Read More: May Day, Ilan-Halimi-Torture, President Barack Obama, Ilan-Halimi, Waterboarding, Paris, Jean-Marie La Pen, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, France, Holocaust Deniers, George W. Bush, Media, God, Dick Cheney, World News
Beth Arnold

While the news of torture was the weekly reader for U.S. citizens, France had its own torture and murder case to deal with.

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May Day: Protests Against Economic Crisis Overshadow Celebrations (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

Read More: France, May Day, Foreign Affairs, Anti-Sarkozy Protest, Protests, Labor Protests, May Day Protests, Advocacy, Nicolas Sarkozy, Russia, Turkey, Barack Obama, Fidel Castro, Greece, Germany, Slideshow, Mayday Protest, Mayday France, French May Day Protests 2009, May Day Protest France, Mayday Protests, May Day Protest Russia, France Protests May, World News

Though May Day (also known as International Workers Day or Labor Day in different parts of the world) is supposed to be a day of celebration to mark a...

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Russia Faces Rising Unemployment, Spurring Fears Of Social Unrest

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, May Day, May Day 2009, Russia Financial Crisis, Russia Social Unrest, Global Financial Crisis, Russia Unemployment, Russia Economy, World News

Workers at Russia's Molot arms plant haven't seen their salaries in nearly six months. Unable to meet payroll, management has resorted to passing out ...

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Swine Flu Fears Could Cut Into May Day Immigration Rallies

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.31.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Swine Flu, Immigration, Immigration Rallies, May Day, May Day Immigration Rally, Swine Flu May Day, Swine Flu Chicago, May Day Chicago, Illegal Immigration, Immigrant Rights, H1n1, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The timing is not the best. Immigration-rights rallies are set for Friday as health officials try to clamp down on a swine flu epidemi...

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Is The Media (And Blogosphere) Killing Immigration Reform?

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Media, May Day, Barack Obama, Media News
Sally Kohn

The news media can't understand why Obama would pursue another complicated priority that they can joyfully turn into a political soap opera.

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Why Immigrant Workers Will Fill the Streets This May Day

Crossover Dreams | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Migration, May Day, Undocumented Immigrants, Workers Rights, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Politics News
Crossover Dreams

By David Bacon Oakland, CA -- In a little less than a month, hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, of people will fill the streets in city af...

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May Day: The Most Random Holiday Of All!

Huffington Post | Posted 05.09.2008 | Living

Read More: May Day Celebrations, May Day, May Day Parties, May Day Ideas, May Day Crafts, May Day History, May Day Pole, What Is May Day, May Day Games, May 1, May Pole, May First, Living News

If you weren't aware, today is May Day! What is May Day, you might ask? Well, according to Wikipedia's May Day entry: "May Day occurs on May 1 and re...

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