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Letters – May 17, 2008
May 17, 2008Letters More on food security As a long-time reader of PWW, I am wondering why the paper is not taking a stronger position on food security? Clearly the U.S. government and its capitalist supporters are the...
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Opinion: Thoughts about Israel at 60
May 17, 2008Feelings about the state of Israel occupy a broad spectrum of world opinion, from adoring admiration in some quarters to hate veering into outright anti-Semitism from some others. As an expression of the 19th- and 20th-century...
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Responding to disasters
May 17, 2008Cyclone hits Myanmar. Earthquake rocks China. In each case, thousands of lives have been snuffed out by nature’s wrath. Given the combination of global warming and extreme poverty, we’re likely to see more extreme natural and...
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Opinion: We are all Sean Bell
May 17, 2008I was arrested last Wednesday. It was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had. I was not alone. That afternoon at six locations around New York City, thousands of people of all races...
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Sit-ins protest acquittals in Sean Bell case
May 17, 2008NEW YORK — Thousands of New Yorkers from all walks of life are demanding that something be done to redress what most see as a travesty of justice. Not only was Sean Bell killed on his...
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