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Hank Curl, a hard man to keep down
May 27, 2005PORTLAND, Ore. — The morning after I flew here, I telephoned Hank Curl. “He’s not home yet,” said his housemate. “He left at 4:30 this morning to hand out the paper to the longshoremen.” Hank, 91,...
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Social Security: We have to win this one
May 27, 2005PITTSBURGH, Penn. — Americans are talking, marching, storming congressional offices, petitioning, conducting town hall meetings and writing letters to save Social Security. Beneath the radar of headline news, the people have lit up the “third rail”...
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Shocking reports reveal U.S. torture widespread
May 27, 2005‘Architects of torture policy must be held accountable’ New reports of torture of detainees show the U.S. as a global enforcer gone wild.
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Book review: Veterans storm the pages of history
May 26, 2005Paul Dickson and Thomas B. Allen, The Bonus Army, An American Epic. Walker & Company, New York, 2004. From the Revolution of 1776 onward, America’s war veterans have forced their way onto the pages of history,...
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Media reform movement gathers momentum
May 25, 2005ST. LOUIS - Over 2,000 media activists from across the country attended “Gathering, Momentum” the National Conference on Media Reform, held here May 13-15. Grassroots print, radio, Internet, and other media activists shared experiences and analysis...
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