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National Clips

February 19, 2004

WASHINGTON: Defense contractors owe $3 billion in taxes While swilling at the Pentagon trough of contracts, 27,000 private companies, or 14 percent of the total, did not remit their workers’ federal taxes (deducted from their paychecks),...

Breakthrough in struggle for same-sex marriage rights

February 19, 2004

While the Massachusetts Legislature adjourned Feb. 13 without having added an amendment to the state’s constitution banning same-sex marriage, the nation’s attention swung to the other coast when San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex...

You cant beat the bosses without passing the hat!

February 19, 2004

Congratulations to People’s Weekly World supporters and fund drive organizers who worked hard to raise money for the 2003 Fund Drive. From Alaska to Maine and Hawaii to Florida, checks came in to the PWW from...

Letters

February 13, 2004

Patriotism and the left Emil Shaw’s recent contribution (PWW 1/31-2/6) could serve as a catalyst for a much-needed debate on the left regarding the proper role and function of patriotism. In his book “Land of Idols:...

Editorials

February 13, 2004

The alphabet soup of lies Using WMD and GDP, the Bush administration has created an alphabet soup of lies to push its extreme, pro-Wall Street agenda, while trying to bully its way back to the White...