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Senators bail out their banker buddies but stiff workers and their unions

THE 8,000-MEMBER GREATER GRACE TEMPLE in Detroit is the home church of many autoworkers, and its Sunday service on December 7 spoke directly to their troubles. The tone was set by the choir's opening selection, "I'm looking for a Miracle." The Pentecostal pastor kept the spirit moving with a sermon he titled "A Hybrid Hope," after which the congregation joined in a full-throated, hallelujah version of the gospel classic, "We're Gonna Make It." For the men and women who actually do the work in automobile manufacturing (America's quintessential industry), the only hope left for dealing with a catastrophic economic meltdown seems to be prayer.

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Sunday, July 1, 2001
Posted by Jim Hightower

INFORMATION & AGITATION: While we're waiting for the Senate Democrats to run with the ball now that they've got it back—it remains up to you and me and folks working at the grassroots level to keep up the fight on the issues that count. Here are a few of the Lowdown's favorite organizations that are leading the charge on the living wage, renegotiating unfair global trade deals, helping family farmers, and securing universal health care, respectively:

United for a Fair Economy (www.ufenet.org; 37 Temple Place, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02111; 617-423-2148); Citizens' Trade Campaign (www.tradewatch.org; 215 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003; 202-546-4611); Farm Aid (www.farmaid.org; P.O. Box 228, Champaign, IL 61824; 800-FARM-AID); Physicians for a National Health Program (www.pnhp.org; 332 S. Michigan, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60604; 312-554-0382).