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Gardens, forests and Black artists: documentaries worth seeing
November 12, 2008Some of the documentaries shown at the 44th Annual Chicago International Film Festival should be of interest to progressive activists. They deal with flora — one in the form of a community garden, another the Amazon...
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OPINION: New opportunity for immigration reform
November 12, 2008With the new Obama administration and an enhanced Democratic majority in Congress, we can make new advances on immigrants' rights. In the last few years the Bush administration dropped all pretense of being immigrant-friendly. Enforcement actions...
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OPINION: To save auto jobs, and our planet, dont leave CEOs in the drivers seat
November 12, 2008The Big Three auto companies may not like unions, consumers, environmentalists and the government having input into how their business is run, but with sales at a 25-year low, they would be in a much better...
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Veterans sue to end benefit delays
November 12, 2008WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two groups representing thousands of American veterans, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) and Veterans of Modern Warfare (VMW), recently announced that they have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)....
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World reacts to Obama presidency
November 12, 2008International media coverage of the election last week of Barack Obama has continued non-stop. A survey follows. Africa Barack Obama’s Kenyan relatives and Africans in general sang and danced in the streets following Barack Obama’s election...
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