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Borat undermines itself

Good intentions behind the film are overwhelmed by possible negative social consequences of the film’s popularity.

Leaving integration behind

On Dec. 4, the Supreme Court heard two cases from Louisville and Seattle that consider whether to limit public school districts’ ability to fulfill the promise of school integration enunciated in Brown v. Board of Education...

CARTOON

Anti-birth-control fanatic to head govt family planning office

Last month, President Bush appointed a longtime opponent of contraception, Dr. Eric Keroack, to head the government agency charged with providing access to contraceptive information and supplies to low-income individuals. Keroack will serve as the assistant...

THIS WEEK IN LABOR

N.C. alliance supports Smithfield workers A coalition including the state NAACP, the North Carolina Council of Churches and the United Food and Commercial Workers reached across the state of North Carolina Dec. 2 to hold protests...