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Hightower Lowdown:
In the Constitution, "security" means protection from our law enforcers, not by them
The earth's core, consisting largely of iron, helps balance our spinning planet. On the other hand, the core of too many of today's prominent political leaders consists almost entirely of unintended irony, which tends to make them go all wobbly on their political stands. This might be comical were it not so destructive for our nation.
Workers at the Stepan Company in Fieldsboro, New Jersey have been locked out of their jobs since January 24th as punishment for organizing a union. The lockout pits a transnational chemical company against workers in a small New Jersey town who voted by a wide margin to become UE members in January 2005.
Environmental Action started out on the first Earth Day back in 1970 and has been working for 35 years to get folks to take action - whether its recycling or voting out the bad guys.