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  • The Keeper: The legend of Omar Khayym

    The Keeper: The legend of Omar Khayym

    July 15, 2005

    HOUSTON — I attended a screening of the new independent film “The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyám” here in June. The film was written, directed and produced by Kayvan Mashayekh, who emigrated from Iran to...

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  • London concert celebrates Peggy Seegers 70th

    London concert celebrates Peggy Seegers 70th

    July 15, 2005

    The Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s South Bank was packed on May 29 as legendary folk performers from both Britain and the U.S. gathered to celebrate the 70th birthday of legendary folk singer-songwriter Peggy Seeger. Coming...

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  • Whats behind the Student Bill of Rights?

    Whats behind the Student Bill of Rights?

    July 15, 2005

    An older generation of teachers may remember the days of California’s loyalty oaths and red scares. During the cold-war, McCarthyite era of the early 1950s, educators accused of being Communists or harboring left-wing views were driven...

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  • Supremes stand up for big business

    Supremes stand up for big business

    July 15, 2005

    On June 27, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, illegalized peer-to-peer file sharing networks — P2P for short. Motion Picture Association (MPA) moguls, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) giants and other capitalists, who fought...

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  • A speech about nothing

    A speech about nothing

    July 15, 2005

    To those who advocate a swift end to the disastrous, illegal U.S. war and occupation of Iraq, here’s the good news — we are winning the struggle for public opinion. Yes, the latest polls bear this...

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