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Movie Review Who is the real Monster?
January 30, 2004Charlize Theron as Aileen “Lee” Wuornos is stunning and unrecognizable in “Monster,” written and directed by Patty Jenkins. When you see Lee, you don’t recognize Theron. Lee is big, has a false swagger, full of testosteronic...
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Patriotism and the left
January 30, 2004Why is it necessary for the left to examine the concept of patriotism? Because millions of Americans believe in it, cutting across all class and color lines. It will not become possible to defeat George W....
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The struggle for the right to organize a union
January 30, 2004While 45 percent of U.S. workers express the desire to have a union, only 13 percent have one. Using bold, repressive and mostly illegal methods, corporate America has held new organizing to a tiny trickle as...
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Letter from Brazil: One year of Lula
January 30, 2004It is one year since Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former metalworker and leader of Brazil’s left-wing Workers Party, was elected president of the country. I am in Rio de Janeiro, trying to find out...
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Bush’s new educational eugenics
January 30, 2004Go ahead, George, and lie to me. Lie to my dog. Lie to my sister. But don’t you ever lie to my kids.
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