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Who is counting your vote? Diebold & Bush vs. the public interest
January 16, 2004Who is counting your vote? Now is the time, before November 2004, to ask that and a few other questions. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday we celebrate Jan. 19, was a courageous fighter for...
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Boston to buy Rx drugs from Canada
January 16, 2004With the support of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the city of Boston is joining the growing exodus of U.S. cities and states that now buy their prescription drugs in Canada. Under a pilot plan presented at...
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FTAA is bad for your health
January 16, 2004It was exciting, informative and uplifting, despite the heavy police presence. I’m referring to the anti-FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) meet in Miami the week of Nov. 16 – 20, which gave progressive organizations...
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Philadelphia Community rallies to save hospital
January 16, 2004PHILADELPHIA – Overflow crowds are becoming commonplace in the battle to save historic Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital since the announcement Dec. 18 by Tenet Healthcare Systems of its plans to close the facility. The hospital...
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Hey, Where did Wal-Mart come from?
January 16, 2004Wal-Mart is practically synonymous with “cheaper labor.” Its U.S. clerks averaged $13,861 a year in 2001, some $800 below the miserable federal poverty line for a three-person household. Its subcontractors are infamous for their mistreatment of...
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