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World labor groups defend human rights
December 12, 2003GENEVA – Trade union organizations worldwide used this year’s Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, to remind the international community that workers’ rights are human rights, but these rights are still denied to millions of workers. Abuses...
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Phil who? Ochs legacy continues today
December 12, 2003For those not fortunate enough to recall, Phil Ochs was one of our nation’s most profound folk singers in the period that bridged the Civil Rights, antiwar and feminist movements. His songs called for peace and...
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A must-see film on the great theft of 2000
December 12, 2003Review Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election Directed by Joan Sekler and Richard Ray Perez L.A. Independent Media Center Film Produced by Robert Greenwald Productions 50 minutes, $14.98 Imagine being an African American pastor never arrested for...
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Free trade batters worlds farmers
December 12, 2003Opinion This year, the efforts of farmers, consumers, and fair trade activists to protest unfair trade policies have had dramatic results.
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Etch A Sketch and the Wal-Mart phenomenon
December 12, 2003Opinion Perhaps the most successful, imaginative toy of all time has been Etch A Sketch. It thrilled our youngsters – and their parents and other adults – some 40 years ago and it still does today....
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