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Letters
December 12, 2003“Patriot Act II” sneaking in There has been a great deal of coverage to generate resistance against the Patriot Act II and protect our privacy against its further encroachment. However, we must refocus our attention. David...
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Editorials
December 12, 2003Remove Dr. Death Despite the Republicans’ highly touted jobless recovery and last month’s pathetically small uptick in employment figures, this holiday season 15 million unemployed and underemployed Americans are preoccupied with sending out resumes, not Christmas...
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Philadelphia Nurses reject contract
December 12, 2003PHILADELPHIA – Nurses at the Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital (MCP), on strike for nearly a month, rejected Tenet Health Care Corporation’s latest contract offer on Dec. 1. The issue, nurses say, is mandatory overtime. They...
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U.S. military attacks Iraqi trade unions
December 12, 2003A U.S. occupation force involving 10 armored vehicles and dozens of soldiers attacked the headquarters of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions in Baghdad, Dec. 6. They arrested eight of its leaders and members, who were...
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Corporate Americas dirty secret
December 5, 2003“Keeping up with the Dow Joneses: Debt, Prison, Workfare,” By Vijay Prashad. South End Press, 2003, Softcover, 214 pp., $17.00. Over the years, Vijay Prashad, a professor at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., has established himself...
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