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  • Committing heresy: Nazis and the Berlin Wall

    Committing heresy: Nazis and the Berlin Wall

    October 11, 2009

    After witnessing a large and raucos pro-Nazi march near his house in formerly East Berlin, writer Victor Grossman ponders the Berlin Wall and its fall 20 years ago.

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  • Young Lords turn 40

    Young Lords turn 40

    October 11, 2009 By Sijisfredo Avilés

    Many celebrated in August the founding of the Young Lords Party in New York. But the Young Lords started in Chicago. The following is a brief history of that time and place.

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  • A slow coup in Venezuela

    A slow coup in Venezuela

    October 11, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

    U.S. measures for resisting progressive changes in Latin America have included funding of rightwing opposition groups, military deployment throughout the region, and the Fourth Fleet for monitoring a continent.

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  • Republican calls for lower wages

    Republican calls for lower wages

    October 11, 2009 By John Rummel

    Michigan is an economic disaster zone.  No surprise there. Its auto dependent economy has taken a huge hit and the state has a 15.2 unemployment rate.

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  • Letters October 8, 2009

    Letters October 8, 2009

    October 9, 2009 By Readers

    Our new web siteEvery day The New York Times sends me the highlights of the day's news. I skim through and click on the articles I am interested in and voila, there it is. I can...

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