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Political suicide
May 27, 2005More about the Communist Party’s draft program The following are reader responses to “Upholding Theoretical Foundations”(Tillow, Godwin, Kenny) which appeared in this column in our 5/14-20 issue. My club had just finished going door-to-door with the...
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Letters
May 27, 2005Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift move over… Alberta’s new oil reserves are huge. Does this mean Bush will invade Canada next? When I opened up the San Francisco Chronicle, this was the headline: “Canadian oil sands...
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Editorial: Debatable deal
May 27, 2005The recent deal between 14 Democrats and Republicans on the filibuster and judicial nominees leaves much to be desired. Democrats agreed not to block judges appointed by the administration except in “extraordinary circumstances,” while, in exchange,...
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Letters
May 20, 2005Swords into ploughshares Aside from owning the means of production, what can be done to provide employment for the millions of unemployed and underemployed — victims of corporate globalization and this frantic hunt for the lowest...
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Labor Update
May 20, 2005Support grows for health care bill Steelworkers Local 1375 in Warren, Ohio, and International Association of Machinists Local 794 in Albuquerque, N.M., have joined the list of labor organizations calling for the passage of HR 676,...
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