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Israeli Communist leader Meir Vilner dies at 84

July 1, 2003

Meir Vilner, veteran leader of the Communist Party of Israel and the last living signatory of Israel’s Independence Charter, died June 5 in Tel-Aviv at 84. Vilner was born in Vilna, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania) in...

Britain not quite a parallel media universe

July 1, 2003

Opinion The people of Britain and the United States are living in parallel, yet substantively different, media universes. Bonds of language and overlaps of mass culture are obvious. But a visit to London quickly illuminates the...

U.S. wars and the Puerto Rican people

July 1, 2003

Opinion The United States took over Puerto Rico from Spain in 1898 and ruled it the same way other European powers ruled their colonies for many years – as a source of raw materials and a...

Letters

July 1, 2003

Remember the workers The plight of workers around the world is easily forgotten but the People’s Weekly World does not let fighting workers go unnoticed. Keep up the good work. Kenneth SmallwoodSouthfield MISearching for news Day...

Editorials

July 1, 2003

An opening for struggle The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision upholding the principle of affirmative action is an important victory for the labor and people’s movements. These days, with the Bush administration and its far-right cohorts winning...