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Editorials
May 31, 2002Women are the target Hate crimes, especially those perpetrated by pro-life zealots, are on the rise, buoyed by the militant, anti-abortion stance of President George W. Bush and Attorney General John Ashcroft. They’ve developed new tactics...
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Building Middle East peace with justice
May 31, 2002Calling the crisis in the West Bank and Gaza “an enormous human tragedy that cannot be solved by war,” journalist and Communist Party Vice Chair Judith Le Blanc last week told northern California audiences that it...
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Reports cite U.S. health failures
May 31, 2002A recent USAToday Gallup public opinion poll showed that President Bush’s main weaknesses are in the area of social policy, with his attitude toward health care in general and abortion high on the list. The polls...
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Phillip Hellesto: worker and anti-imperialist American
May 31, 2002Phillip Hellesto’s wife wanted everyone to know that her husband was an anti-imperialist and a patriot. She wanted to “dispel the notion that radicals cannot be patriots.” Hellesto was a merchant seaman who was killed on...
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Retirement, pensions and all that
May 31, 2002The stock market grew by 248 percent between 1989 and 1998, accompanied by a skyrocketing increase in the number of households with 401(k) pension accounts. Together, they made possible the promise of a secure retirement. Or...
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