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One year later, rally renews call for immigrant rights
March 16, 2007CHICAGO — Calling for defense of immigrant rights and an end to the Iraq war, some 2,000 people rallied at the Federal Plaza here March 10. The action took place exactly one year after a Chicago...
Read moreCuban head of State Security tells untold story
March 16, 2007In “JFK: The Cuba Files, the Untold Story of the Plot to Kill Kennedy,” Fabian Escalante tells the untold story of a “counterrevolutionary project … of groups and individuals … linked to conspiracy.” Escalante’s account deserves...
Read moreIsraeli films challenge historical conditions
March 16, 2007There was a noticeable absence of films from Palestinian directors at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. However, Israel provided two intriguing award-winning films, both challenging long-standing Israeli policies. The Israeli occupation of Palestine was...
Read moreCoalition demands full funding for human needs
March 16, 2007HOUSTON — A new group, the Coalition of Working People and the Poor (CWPP), held a press conference Feb. 28 on the steps of City Hall. Under the leadership of Bishop James Dixon II of the...
Read moreWere bankrupt! We have too much money!
March 16, 2007“Is the United States bankrupt?” That’s the title of a lead article in a recent issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review. The article’s author, Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff, notes that 77...
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