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Witness to history in Brazil

February 7, 2003

Early on the last day of the year, Dec. 31 2002, thousands of Brazilian workers were constructing platforms and mounting sound systems in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. A historic event was...

Heartless advice to vets: Get sick quick

February 7, 2003

“We support our troops!” Supporters of the possible war against Iraq, and of Resident Bush, criticize the rest of us as being against the troops. But slogans aren’t the real tests, actions are. The Bush administration...

Editorials

February 7, 2003

‘No material breach’ Despite the advance publicity and a 90-minute multi-media snow job by Secretary of State Colin Powell, members of the United Nations Security Council remained unconvinced that war with Iraq is justified. While most...

On Mart, war, peace and economic justice

February 7, 2003

The following is an edited version of Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz’s Jan. 29 speech to the International Conference for World Balance, held in Havana in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of José...

Protecting workers from chemicals

February 7, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

A whole new area of occupational health is getting more attention from workers and their unions. The scientific term is Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP).