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Letters

April 9, 2004

Spoiler syndrome can be cured The debate about Ralph Nader as a spoiler (“Nader’s disastrous decision to run in 2004,” PWW 3/6-12) centers around the “Nader effect” in 2000. Ross Perot “spoiled” the chances of Bush...

Editorials

April 9, 2004

The cruelest lie As fierce fighting rages in Iraq, popular agitation – in both the U.S. and Iraq – about the illegal U.S. war and occupation has reached a boiling point. One thing is clear: U.S....

Gentle Giant

April 9, 2004

At 79, he has outlived his most outspoken critics and several spans of public scorn. Most of those who know his name today are activists or labor liberals – and they have only praise for him,...

Mad cows and sick chickens: capitalism and the food supply

April 9, 2004 By Annie Fox

Are you becoming afraid of the grocery store? If you are, it’s no wonder. Mad cow disease, avian flu, and mercury in salmon are the latest dangers to our food supply.

LABOR UPDATE

April 9, 2004

No security for IMF security guards The International Monetary Fund’s private security contractor, Wackenhut Corp., has suspended two employees who are leading an effort to form a union. A majority of security officers at the IMF...