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The 1937 Memorial Day Massacre: A community remembers
August 22, 2003On Memorial Day 1937, hundreds of steelworkers and supporters, led by the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, attempted a peaceful picket of Republic Steel in Chicago. They were met by several hundred Chicago police who, unprovoked, charged...
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Desperately seeking Arnold
August 22, 2003Big as he is, it’s not easy to find Calif. gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger. If you dial 411, his campaign office is not listed. Use the Google search bar on your computer and you can’t find...
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New thinking on global warming
August 22, 2003According to a report issued by a committee of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2002, severe change in the earth’s climate can take place in less than a decade. This runs counter to the...
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The Rosenbergs and the Cuban Five
August 22, 2003Opinion Political frameups of pro-labor, antiracist and antiwar activists are nothing new in U.S. history. The Haymarket martyrs, Tom Mooney, Sacco and Vanzetti, Angelo Herndon, Angela Davis: these are just a few of the most celebrated...
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Letters
August 22, 2003Restore rights to ex-offenders A recent forum in Chicago on the expungement of criminal records of ex-offenders, held at Roberto Clemente High School, featured a diverse panel of elected officials and community leaders. We learned about...
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