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B.J. Mangaoang, longtime Communist leader, 92
November 2, 2007B.J. Mangaoang, a longtime leader of the Communist Party of Washington state, died Oct. 20 at the age of 92. B.J. was born Baba Jean Sears in a homestead house in Bellevue, Wash., in 1915. She...
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Whats behind the price of a soldiers gear?
November 2, 2007As our wars drag on with no end in sight, new technology is enabling more of our wounded troops to survive, and naturally, survival comes with added cost. From World War II to the present, the...
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The inhumanity of partial truth
November 2, 2007There is a lot of truth to go around in this world. When you have a world of complexity, you also have, and need, many ways of looking at and understanding it. The problem comes when...
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Fires in California while Iraq burns
November 2, 2007Thousands of field and construction workers leave their residences in Ramona, Valley Center and Escondido. They take refuge in the football stadium where they believe they will receive aid just as their neighbors do. But many...
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The fires and the media beast
November 2, 2007As the smoke and ash settle out here in San Diego, a few things have become evident about the news in this age of disaster capitalism. One is the class nature of the corporate media beast....
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