Gemma Baltazar is a fall 2009 In These Times editorial intern and a student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
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Dispatch
No Change for Obama
LGBT activists launch a boycott of Barack Obama and the Democratic Party.
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Feature
Toxic Turf?
More popular than ever, fake grass may not be so safe.
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Labor
After Long Struggle, Philly Museum Guards Unionize
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Nebraska Dems Pressure Sen. Nelson on Public Option
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