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From presidents and generals quotes on war and peace
March 21, 2003Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars … This, our Convention understood to be the most oppressive of all Kingly oppressions; and they resolved to so frame the Constitution that no one...
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Songs as weapons in the fight for dignity
March 21, 2003Throughout history cultural workers in general, and musicians describing themselves as “protest singers” in particular, have been integral components in the people’s various struggles for justice. Though armies have always marched to the throbbing pulse of...
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A celebrity, but first a citizen
March 21, 2003Actor Martin Sheen defended the rights of Hollywood anti-war activists to express their views, in an opinion piece published Mar. 17 in The Los Angeles Times, titled “A celebrity, but first a citizen.” “Whether celebrity or...
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Mental health: self esteem and the soul
March 21, 2003Book ReviewRock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem, by bell hooks, Atria, N.Y., 2003, 226 pages, $23.00 In her new book, Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem, bell hooks (she prefers the lower-case lettering) argues...
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Villaraigosa struck a blow for justice in Los Angeles
March 21, 2003Opinion Antonio Villaraigosa struck a blow for justice when he won his bid for City Council in the 14th Council District in East Los Angeles on March 4.
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