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  • The death of Milosevic and the death of Yugoslavia

    The death of Milosevic and the death of Yugoslavia

    March 25, 2006 By Norman Markowitz

    Slobodan Milosevic died recently in his prison cell, tried for war crimes by the NATO states that killed his nation, Yugoslavia, with the bombers and troops they sent to back reactionary separatist forces. Questions continue to...

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  • How the corporate right lies about union corruption

    How the corporate right lies about union corruption

    March 25, 2006

    Ah, the corporate right has launched a new anti-labor front group called UnionFacts.org, dealing in dark tales of union corruption. Of course, you can judge the likely accuracy of the site by the fact that its...

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  • LETTERS

    LETTERS

    March 25, 2006

    Immigrant rights goals David Bacon’s centerspread article on temporary worker programs (PWW 3/18-24) is an important contribution to the debate on immigration policy. It sharply raises the dangers of “temporary” or “guest worker” programs for their...

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  • WSF photographs develop another world view

    WSF photographs develop another world view

    March 24, 2006

    The World Social Forum by the numbers: • Over 80,000 participated in the Caracas, Venezuela, WSF, Jan. 24–29. Of these 2,000 came from the U.S. • 160 countries were represented. • Of the over 2,000 events...

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  • Struggle to save jobs at Winchester continues

    Struggle to save jobs at Winchester continues

    March 24, 2006

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The struggle to save unionized manufacturing jobs and continue the 140-year production of Winchester sporting arms in New Haven has attracted national and international attention as the Belgian Herstal Group prepares to...

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