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FROM THE PWW ARCHIVES, Sept. 5, 1998, European resistance to gene modification grows
September 24, 2006The broadest political movement to be seen in Europe in recent decades has been taking shape in opposition to the development and production of genetically-modified food crops. Resistance is directed chiefly at the operations of the...
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Living wage fight not over
September 23, 2006CHICAGO — Although the City Council failed to overturn Mayor Richard Daley’s veto of the Big Box Living Wage Ordinance, supporters of the measure say the battle will continue. The council had passed the ordinance by...
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America Tropical 1932 Siqueiros mural lives again
September 23, 2006On Aug. 2, after reading about “America Tropical,” the famous mural painted in Los Angeles by Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros, there I was, for the first time — inches from the huge masterwork.
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A nauseating situation
September 22, 2006Don’t tell me that our country’s airlines aren’t innovators! Take U.S. Airways, for example — it’s the one that pioneered the placement of advertising on its fold-down tray tables. Not content to rest on its laurels,...
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Oil pressure
September 22, 2006“The oil belongs to the Iraqi people. It’s their asset,” declared President George W. Bush in a press conference on the White House lawn in June. He had just returned from a surprise visit to Baghdad,...
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