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Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. and the struggle for peace

January 16, 2003

Exactly one year before his death, on April 4, 1967, Dr. King spoke out against the war in Vietnam at Riverside Church in New York City. Though this speech is not the first time his views...

National Clips

January 16, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.: Street peace heat blunts winds of war / GARY, Ind.: Steel city says no to war / WASHINGTON, DC: Defend the right to safe and legal abortion / DECATUR, Ala.: 60 Steelworker jobs, 1,500...

Protest call: No cuts, tax the rich!

January 16, 2003

HARTFORD, Conn. – Traffic here ground to a halt on the morning of Jan. 8, as several thousand marched on the state capitol in the cold and snow to protest the inhumane layoffs and cuts in...

Say no to the poverty draft

January 16, 2003 By Jessica Marshall And Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

Opinion Last week, a friend who was recruited on his high school campus was sent off to the Persian Gulf region leaving behind his wife and newborn daughter. When he joined the army reserves he never...

Profits come first with Frist

January 16, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

Some have said that switching from U.S. Senate leader Trent Lott (R-S.C.) to Dr. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is like going from the frying pan into the fire. Well, that isn’t entirely true, but analyzing voting records...