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Book review: Speaking of wars
January 16, 2004War Talk By Arundhati Roy Published by South End Press 2003 Softcover, 142 pages, $12 Even after I first heard Arundhati Roy speak I wasn’t sure what her politics were. I knew she had leftist perspectives;...
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Cold Mountain and my summer vacation (a review)
January 16, 2004Cold Mountain is a good movie, based on a good book by Charles Frazier. I think most reviewers missed the most important thing about the movie – it is movingly anti-war at a time when the...
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2003s stinkiest media performances
January 16, 2004Opinion The P.U.-litzer Prizes were established more than a decade ago to give recognition to the stinkiest media performances of the year. As usual, I have conferred with Jeff Cohen, founder of the media watch group...
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Whats wrong with no-match letters
January 16, 2004Opinion Last week, President Bush announced a vague plan to deal with the 8 to 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. The plan has been denounced because it fails to guarantee what SEIU Executive...
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Sports, politics, and organizing
January 16, 2004Opinion The review of Lester Rodney’s book, “Press Box Red,” (PWW 11/22-28/03) evoked memories. I was a high schooler when I was invited to participate in two activities sponsored by the New Haven, Conn., Young Communist...
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