Opinion
Yugoslavia past, present and future
January 17, 2007When the term “balkanization” is used, it has long meant to break a territory or a region up into hostile, unmanageable parts. The Balkans have long been portrayed in imperialist ideology as a region filled with...
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Venezuelans contemplate unitary party of the left
January 12, 2007NewsAnalysis After a resounding re-election victory on Dec. 3, in which leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias defeated his right-wing opponent by 63 percent to 37 percent, Chavez has called for the consolidation of all political...
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Time to unite against Bush administrations anti-immigrant surge
January 11, 2007News Analysis Now that the Democratic majority 110th Congress is seated, the immigrant rights movement has an opportunity to move forward on several fronts. In the first half of 2006, millions of undocumented immigrants and their...
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Another Virginia politician goes ape
January 4, 2007Virgil Goode is the congressman for Virginia’s 5th district, a large swatch of inland territory that extends from around Charlottesville to the North Carolina border. It is conservative and mostly rural, unlike the more liberal population...
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Killed by NYPD: The system, its problems and the fightback
December 15, 2006NEW YORK — “No justice, no peace! No justice, no peace!” protesters chanted Dec. 6 as they rallied in Manhattan’s Foley Square. The event was planned months in advance to bring attention to the issue of...
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