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Bush Medicare plan robs seniors

November 27, 2003

WASHINGTON – In a treacherous sellout of 41 million senior citizens, the Republican-controlled House and Senate narrowly approved George W. Bush’s prescription drug scam that fattens HMO and drug company profits while opening the door to...

Letters

November 22, 2003

Repeating mistakes of the past As U.S. occupation forces find themselves increasingly on the defensive, a note of desperation can be detected in the national debate over how best to respond to an increasingly tough Iraqi...

Editorials

November 22, 2003

Georgia on our mind Want to end world terrorism? Thousands of human rights activists gathering outside Fort Benning, Ga. think the terrorist training camp there would be a good place to start. Fort Benning’s School of...

International Notes

November 22, 2003

Lesotho: Strike leaders arrested The two top leaders of Lesotho’s Factory Workers Union (FAWU) – Billy Macaefa and Willie Matheo – have been arrested following last week’s strike and protest demonstration, the United Nations’ Integrated Regional...

Ecuador: Peasant activist assassinated

November 22, 2003

Ecuadorian campesino and environmental leader Angel Shingre was murdered on Nov. 4 in the city of Coca, Orellana province, where he lived. Shingre was a member and leader of numerous peasant and environmental groups in the...