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Let’s pause for Utah Phillips, 1935-2008
June 1, 2008Utah Phillips spoke directly to each of us in that filled auditorium on April 24 of this year. It didn’t matter that it was his disembodied voice, speaking over a cell phone held up to a...
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Black trade unionists gear up for election
June 1, 2008ST. LOUIS — Barack Obama, in a telephone hook-up May 22, welcomed the 37th annual gathering of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists here by declaring, “We need to reward labor and hard work with a...
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Is Anne Feeney irreverent?
June 1, 2008CD Review Dump the Bosses Off Your Back Anne Feeney www.annefeeney.com, $14.99 As the organ music begins on labor singer Anne Feeney's new CD, the tune is easily remembered. In churches we sing it as, 'What...
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Exposing Bushs assaults on Venezuela
May 30, 2008BOOKREVIEW Bush v. Chavez Washington’s War on Venezuela By Eva Golinger Monthly Review Press, 2008 160 pp., $15.95, paperbackBuilding on her earlier book “The Chavez Code” (Olive Branch Press, 2006), Eva Golinger has written “Bush vs....
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Hold on to your seats in Redbelt
May 30, 2008MovieREVIEW Redbelt Directed by David Mamet Sony Classics, 99 min Rated R By Eric Green Don’t miss the film “Redbelt.” But, when you sit down in the theater, make sure you have a good seat belt...
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