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May 10, 2002Free the 9/11 detainees Nine months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, hundreds of detainees, mostly Arab or Muslim men, are still imprisoned by federal authorities despite no evidence of their connection with terrorism. The issue...
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Special prosecutor to investigate police
May 10, 2002CHICAGO – After decades of protests, Judge Paul Biebel, chief of the Cook County Criminal Courts, has ordered a full investigation of the use of torture by key members of the Chicago Police Department. Biebel announced...
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Letters
May 3, 2002Unlike any other The PWW is like no other newspaper in the world. Powerful on world news coverage, along with beautifully written, thoughtful readers’ reactions to topics as diverse as smoking. This publication, always personal, always...
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Editorials
May 3, 2002Another shot at unions We started to say “they’re at it again.” But that misses the point: they are still at it. 'They' are the Bush administration, whose attacks on the labor movement began even before...
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Floridas universal health campaign
April 26, 2002Activists across the country will be watching this year’s Florida elections for three reasons: Gov. Jeb Bush is running for reelection, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris aspires to be elected to Congress and, three, health...
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