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Parents to Supreme Court: Kids yes, vouchers no!
February 22, 2002WASHINGTON – As the Supreme Court heard arguments on Cleveland’s private school voucher program Feb. 20, Cleveland parents and hundreds of other public education advocates rallied outside chanting, “Kids yes, vouchers no!” The Sixth Circuit Court...
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Ralph Fasanellas America
February 15, 2002“Know your roots. Remember who you are.”– Ralph Fasanella The New-York Historical Society, in association with the New York State Historical Association, has announced a major retrospective on the life and work of folk artist and...
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Writer and activist Langston Hughes at 100
February 15, 2002NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Langston Hughes centennial has taken center stage here this month, with an exhibit of Hughes’ papers at Yale’s Beinecke Library, showing through April 20, and celebrations at local libraries and schools.
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Homeland Security must not undermine rights
February 15, 2002The following is a statement to the Connecticut State Legislature’s Working Group on State Preparation and Security, delivered Feb. 4. The issue of Homeland Security is not to be taken lightly. Our nation, and the people...
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The struggle against war, racism and repression
February 15, 2002President Bush’s State of the Union address represents a major challenge to all progressive forces in this period. It was one of the most militaristic, most jingoistic addresses ever made by an American president. This was...
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