Opinion
OPINION: Voters beware there they go again!
October 9, 2008The McCain-Palin campaign has reached rock bottom. A New York Times editorial Oct. 8 described the campaign as having “gone far beyond the usual fare of quotes taken out of context and distortions of an opponent’s...
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The crisis of family debt
October 7, 2008There is broad consensus among labor unions and progressive organizations, economists and politicians that we need a bottom-up solution to the economic crisis. That is, the priority should be fixing Main Street, not Wall Street. The...
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OPINION: Midway Airport privatization — another rip-off of the public
October 6, 2008CHICAGO -- Without much public discussion, the Daley Administration is set to privatize Midway Airport for $2.5 billion. The new operators will be Midway Investment and Development Co., a consortium of transnational corporations: Vancouver based YVR...
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Letters: OCTOBER 4
October 3, 2008Bailout Former Communist Party Chair Gus Hall stated in the opening of his book “Imperialism Today”: “The French have a saying: ‘The more things change, the more they remain the same.’” This is most interesting because...
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EDITORIAL: An insult to women
October 3, 2008Sarah Palin’s selection as the Republicans’ vice-presidential candidate is an insult to women, and to the American people. It sent several disgusting messages. One: We can use women for window-dressing. Two: Women voters are dumb. They’ll...
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