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Ask the Communists
October 6, 2006Q: I was taught by my parents that nothing is free; everything has a cost to someone. How can a society provide free quality education? Were my parents wrong all this time and I didn’t know...
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A learning experience for progressive politics
October 6, 2006The weekend before the Aug. 8 Missouri primary, about half a dozen St. Louis volunteers went to Kenett, a small southern Missouri “Boot Heel” town, where a historic state representative race was going on. We volunteered...
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LETTERS
October 6, 2006Drug prices I would like to see some organization or publication compare the price of drugs the way we price other familiar items such as steak, vegetables or fruit. For example what would Mobic cost per...
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EDITORIAL: The corpse of habeas corpus
October 6, 2006Habeas corpus is a legal protection embedded in centuries of English common law that guarantees a prisoner the right to petition the court if unlawfully imprisoned. It’s guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. Until now. The Bush...
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EDITORIAL: Violence in America
October 6, 2006School is barely open a month and six young girls and a principal are dead. Five girls remain in the hospital with gunshot wounds. The tragedy for the families and communities is profound. Killings that target...
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