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  • A learning experience for progressive politics

    A learning experience for progressive politics

    October 6, 2006

    The weekend before the Aug. 8 Missouri primary, about half a dozen St. Louis volunteers went to Kenett, a small southern Missouri “Boot Heel” town, where a historic state representative race was going on. We volunteered...

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  • LETTERS

    LETTERS

    October 6, 2006

    Drug prices I would like to see some organization or publication compare the price of drugs the way we price other familiar items such as steak, vegetables or fruit. For example what would Mobic cost per...

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  • EDITORIAL: The corpse of habeas corpus

    EDITORIAL: The corpse of habeas corpus

    October 6, 2006

    Habeas corpus is a legal protection embedded in centuries of English common law that guarantees a prisoner the right to petition the court if unlawfully imprisoned. It’s guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. Until now. The Bush...

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  • EDITORIAL: Violence in America

    EDITORIAL: Violence in America

    October 6, 2006

    School is barely open a month and six young girls and a principal are dead. Five girls remain in the hospital with gunshot wounds. The tragedy for the families and communities is profound. Killings that target...

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  • While remembering 9/11, dont forget the workers

    While remembering 9/11, dont forget the workers

    October 6, 2006 By Jordan Barab

    Study shows ground zero workers face serious health problems. Bush administration offered cover-ups and lies.

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