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April 11, 2003Gagging protest Several recent events point to a sharp escalation of the Bush administration’s drive to silence growing opposition to its doctrine of unilateral, preemptive war: Item – Police fire concussion grenades and beanbag bullets at...
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Dying to work: Humanitarian disaster on the desert
April 11, 2003SASABE, Sonora, Mexico – The Sonoran desert has a delicate, haunting beauty. Hundreds of species of birds, cacti and lizards have adapted to survive its lack of water and brutal temperatures exceeding 120 degrees. The list...
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A year after failed coup: Venezuelas people gain new hope
April 11, 2003One year ago, the Venezuelan people defeated a U.S.-supported right-wing coup against popularly-elected President Hugo Chavez Frias. As the anniversary of the coup attempt approaches, a very different picture is emerging for the country’s workers and...
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March unemployment report: More bad news
April 11, 2003None of the numbers in the March unemployment report are good: * Official unemployment stuck in the 5.8 percent range.
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U.S. policies in Latin America protested
April 11, 2003Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Washington, D.C., April 10-15 for the “Mobilization against military and economic intervention in Latin America and across the globe.”
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