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Cuban 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...
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Israeli 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...
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Coalition 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...
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Were 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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WORLD NOTES
March 16, 2007Palestine: Israeli restrictions bring suffering Studies by the UN World Food Program (WFP) and the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights, reported by the BBC and LabourStart, respectively, show that food shortages, unemployment and internal tensions...
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