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Of Lungos & Seoritos: A Colombian view of Venezuela

January 16, 2003

At the petroleum refinery of Barrancabermeja the workers who are consigned to hard manual labor are called “lungos.” There are a lot of them and they earn very little. They are almost all temporary laborers and...

AFL-CIO joins fight for economic stimulus

January 10, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

The AFL-CIO jumped into the battle for a meaningful stimulus program on Jan. 6 when it issued its “Agenda to Create Jobs and Lift the Economy.”

Letters

January 10, 2003

Peace with North Korea In a news report on National Public Radio mocking North Korea’s statement that U.S. policy was aimed at world domination and nuclear war in Korea, Eric Weiner noted that the “Stalinist regime”...

Editorials

January 10, 2003

Jobless workers win a few weeks of relief Although both combatants were standing when the battle was over, the House and Senate vote to extend the Temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits for five months is a...

Bush plans $ 600 billion gift to rich

January 10, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

The battle over how best to boost a sagging economy became a matter of public debate last week with Democrats in the House of Representatives and President Bush introducing competing plans.