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Dalzenia Henry, community and union leader
February 8, 2008Dalzenia D. Henry, of New Haven, Conn., a community and union leader for social and economic justice and peace died on Jan. 12 after a sudden illness at age 49. She devoted her life to working...
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And the Oscar goes to?
February 8, 2008The recently announced Oscar nominations include films of interest to progressive cineastes. Best Actor nominee Tommy Lee Jones gave a stunning performance in “In the Valley of Elah” as a father determined to unravel the mystery...
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A-plus for Atonement
February 8, 2008“Atonement” came out last December but I passed on it. It was nominated for the Academy Award for best picture, so finally I went to see it. Anyone who believes this movie is too long just...
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There Will Be Blood and profits!
February 8, 2008“There Will Be Blood,” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, is based on the Upton Sinclair novel “Oil!” It was filmed in West Texas, so as a Texan I recognized the landscape without difficulty. It is a...
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Co-ops transform Venezuela
February 8, 2008For over a decade, an abandoned refilling station owned by Venezuelan oil company PDVSA in western Caracas was a place of death. Community residents said it was a place where women were raped, murdered bodies dumped...
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