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Karen Talbot, fighter for peace and justice
November 7, 2003Karen Talbot, a talented activist for peace and justice whose work was permeated by unshakable internationalism, died Oct. 12 in San Francisco after a two-month struggle against cancer. She was 69. Talbot was born in Denver,...
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Exhibit: Rebellion on the Border
November 7, 2003“Rebellion on the Border,” a photographic exhibition by labor journalist and photographer David Bacon, is on display at the City College of San Francisco and Gallery 1199 in New York City. The photographs document the conditions...
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Honoring New Yorks community press
November 7, 2003What do these headlines have in common? Undocumented Filipino workers speak out against Filipino employers,” “Special report on Golden Venture: commemorating the tragedy that left 10 dead and 300 undocumented immigrants arrested,” “Brendan and Todd’s wedding,”...
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Emmylou Harris (and friends) shine at Carnegie Hall
November 7, 2003Music review Spanning several days and moving from the newly remodeled lower-level Zankel Hall to Carnegie Hall’s main auditorium, country music singer and songwriter Emmylou Harris and friends delighted audiences in New York City on Oct....
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Capitalism is corrupting medical science
November 7, 2003Opinion Profitability for drug companies is high. Nine percent of the income of Fortune 500 drug companies went for profits in 1970, 18 percent in 2002. To keep profits up, the industry strives for “vertical integration”...
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