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  • Oil and Katrina

    Oil and Katrina

    September 30, 2005

    As the Asia Times proclaimed: “New Orleans is the first city lost to global warming.” Lost: that now looks to be the likely scenario for tens of thousands of New Orleans residents, especially its working-class, largely...

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  • Browns resignation: its a start

    Browns resignation: its a start

    September 30, 2005

    I guess we should all be happy that Michael D. Brown, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, resigned. It is a step in the right direction, but I believe that Brown did the job...

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  • Block captains for peace

    Block captains for peace

    September 30, 2005

    After a period of decreased activity, the antiwar movement is picking up the pace again. What can we do to insure that it grows as quickly and widely as it has the potential to do? What...

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  • Persistent and repugnant discrimination

    Persistent and repugnant discrimination

    September 30, 2005

    For anyone who still believes that racial discrimination on the job has been eliminated, the New York Public Employees Federation has a story to tell you. It shows discrimination still exists. It just takes a more...

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  • This Houston evacuee is angry

    This Houston evacuee is angry

    September 30, 2005

    My family and I decided to follow the evacuation recommendations issued by city officials for Houstonians, which was, “Move to higher ground.” We left at 5:30 a.m. on Sept. 22 in an effort to go to...

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