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German elections: the left breaks through
February 6, 2008The German elections on Sunday, like so many Hollywood films, were full of suspense until the last minute. Was there also a happy ending? To use the handy German word combination for Ja and Nein –...
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New Jersey apologizes for slavery
February 1, 2008New Jersey recently became the first Northern state to issue an apology for slavery, which claimed the lives of millions of African people “imported” to North America since the 17th century. In 1865, when slavery was...
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Collective punishment
February 1, 2008The blockaded and barricaded residents of Gaza performed a dramatic mass act of peaceful civil disobedience last week.
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Letters – Feb. 2, 2008
February 1, 2008Big business apples As a 41-year retired member of organized labor, I remember labor’s fight against the NAFTA bill. Capitalist’s servant William “Bill” Clinton did Wall Street’s bidding by signing the NAFTA legislation into law. At...
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Good for GM (and Ford), bad for the rest of us
February 1, 2008While the future is looking up for General Motors and its high-priced execs, it’s anything but good for workers as the company is moving quickly to slash its labor expenses. General Motors has just told Wall...
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