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  • New Yorks non-partisan election scam

    New Yorks non-partisan election scam

    October 3, 2003

    Opinion New York City is now debating a proposal for “nonpartisan” elections for City Council. What is a nonpartisan election system? Essentially, candidates run for office unaffiliated, that is to say, their names appear on the...

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  • Freedom Ride momentum strengthens FTAA fight

    Freedom Ride momentum strengthens FTAA fight

    October 3, 2003

    Opinion In the early spring, activists across the nation started preparing for the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride that began on Sept. 23 and peaks in New York City on Oct. 4. The powerful nationwide coalition they...

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  • Why theres no peace in Palestine

    Why theres no peace in Palestine

    October 3, 2003

    Opinion On Sept. 13, 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat signed a Declaration of Principles on the White House lawn, heralding the beginning of the Oslo peace process. Ten...

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  • Racism and the California recall

    Racism and the California recall

    October 3, 2003 By Rosalío Muñoz

     Jeremy Ryan’s article “Texas Redistricting Plan Threatens Equality” (PWW 9/20-26) is a significant contribution towards the unification of people’s forces, by laying bare the racist content of the Republican leadership’s offensive against our electoral democracy.

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  • Letters

    Letters

    October 3, 2003

    Name 135th Street for Ben Davis I read your article on the centennial of the birth of Benjamin J. Davis (PWW/NM, 9/6). It made me think of Davis’ achievements, including Black History Week; anti-lynching bills; the...

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