Crossposted from the Southwest Workers Union
On March 14, the U.S. Senate approved a $109 billion transportation bill that includes the 
A wonderful man passed away several months ago. He was my publisher for the newspapers I write for, and he was a friend to me. I miss his spirit here among us. 
HOUSTON, TEXAS - Local literary nonprofit Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say is organizing 
On the day that we picked that oiled pelican out of the water near Barrataria Bay, my life changed forever. I know people say that often, but it’s only because our lives are often changing direction. But that day was a dramatic change for me. 
Press release from 
I wish to commend you on your continuing work on behalf of the people still being affected by the 2010 BP Oil Catastrophe. As you know, on a daily basis the lifeless corpses of birds, fish, turtles and dolphins wash up at some 10 times the usual mortality rate. Thick, black, sticky, toxic oil continues to come in, often accompanied by a bubbly, peanut butter colored dispersant/oil cocktail.
The national wave of “Occupy” actions, begun on Wall Street in September, has spread to New Orleans.
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