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Tsotsi looks at post-apartheid South Africa
April 14, 2006“Tsotsi” is a South African movie directed by Gavin Wood. It won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. But a lot of the buzz surrounding the film was regarding how well it was received in South...
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Youth, students and working class unity
April 14, 2006Young people have always played a prominent role in the movements for peace and justice. Everywhere in the world, youth and students have been in the forefront struggling with other progressive movements for revolutionary demands, social...
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Massachusetts health plan fatally flawed
April 14, 2006Despite a stirring scene in the Massachusetts State House Rotunda declaring victory in the fight for universal health coverage, the state’s new health reform legislation sets the stage for disaster.
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April 14, 2006Kentucky defeats attack on prevailing wage Demonstrations in nine Kentucky cities, including 3,000 unionists marching in Frankfort, the state capital, led lawmakers to kill attempts to dump prevailing wage regulations, the Kentucky Building Trades Council reported....
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WORLDNOTES
April 14, 2006Nigeria: Ethanol to fuel development In a highly fertile yet inaccessible area of this West African country, agriculture and industry are teaming up for an ambitious undertaking in economic development. The Ethanol Project is the brainchild...
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