News
Memorial honors labor organizer, professor Clinton Jencks
January 27, 2006SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A memorial tribute here Jan. 8 celebrated the life of legendary labor organizer Clinton Jencks, who died in San Diego Dec. 15 at the age of 87. Jencks, an international representative of...
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Iraqs oil workers and their union, Photographs by David Bacon
January 27, 2006Following the fall of Saddam Hussein, oil workers in Basra reorganized one of Iraq’s oldest unions, faced the occupation’s prohibition on collective bargaining in the public sector, and forced U.S. contractor KBR to leave the oil...
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Gibran exhibit visits Arab American museum
January 27, 2006The Arab American National Museum will feature an exhibition of works by Lebanese American poet and artist Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931). The exhibition, “To Discover Beauty: The Art of Kahlil Gibran, Selections from the Collection of the...
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Letters
January 27, 2006Excellent review Carolyn Rummel’s review of “Brokeback Mountain” (PWW 1/14-20) was excellent. You really got a feel for the flow and meaning of the film. I would add that this was made possible by a great...
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A political travelogue of South Korea
January 27, 2006My November trip to Vietnam (PWW 1/21-27) was preceded by a fascinating visit to Korea, giving me a glimpse of the two countries that the U.S. has done most to devastate. I was also drawn to...
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