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John Pappademos, Marxist scholar and activist, 82
May 25, 2007John Pappademos, a Marxist scholar, fighter for peace and justice, and longtime member of the Communist Party, died on May 6. He was 82. Pappademos was born into a poor working-class family in St. Louis. During...
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Another view of Lives of Others
May 25, 2007“The Lives of Others,” the German film that won the 2007 Best Foreign Film Academy Award, and which was reviewed positively on these pages last month (PWW 4/21-27), is a sophisticated attack on socialism that tries...
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Loss of memory unleashes shaky past
May 25, 2007MovieREVIEW Away from Her Directed by Sarah Polley Lions Gate Films, 2007 110 minutes, Rated PG-13 At 28, Sarah Polley, director of “Away from Her,” a Canadian film, has taken on some heady and tough issues...
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Stop global warming? Start with the Pentagon
May 25, 2007Global warming is on the minds of people all over the planet. They are talking about how strange their weather is these days. Severe fluctuations are causing new weather patterns alien to communities worldwide. Obviously, the...
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Lessons from the suburbs
May 25, 2007Farmers Branch, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, has earned the distinction of being the first city in North America to criminalize landlords who provide shelter to non-citizens. While almost 50 cities across the country have attempted...
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