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  • The unfinished business of Brown v. Board

    The unfinished business of Brown v. Board

    May 28, 2004

    Opinion As the 50th anniversary of Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, is commemorated, many recognize the progress, retreat and failure of the desegregation of U.S. public schools. On May 17, 1954, the...

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  • Letters

    Letters

    May 28, 2004

    Campaign strategies I’m forwarding this important MoveOn campaign calling on apparent Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry to be aggressive and go after Bush and the ultra-right. This is one of a number of campaigns taking similar...

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  • Editorials

    Editorials

    May 28, 2004

    Ohio workers: ‘Outsource Bush’ On April 24, 2003, George W. Bush visited the Timken Roller Bearing plant in Canton, Ohio, and bragged to assembled workers that Timken is living proof that his corporate tax cuts are...

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  • Harken v. Costa Rica: U.S. companies employ blackmail in free trade with Central America

    Harken v. Costa Rica: U.S. companies employ blackmail in free trade with Central America

    May 28, 2004 By Mark Engler And Nadia Martinez

    When most people think of Costa Rica, they don’t imagine oil rigs stationed off the pristine beaches. Nor do they envision pit mines cutting into the cloud-forested mountains.

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  • Using facts to fight health disparities

    Using facts to fight health disparities

    May 28, 2004 By Phil E. Benjamin

    The struggle against racism in the U.S. health system continues even in these terrible times of the Bush administration and the right-wing controlled Congress.

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