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Haitis endless struggle

September 30, 2005

Aristide and the Endless Revolution Baraka Productions Directed by Nicholas Rossier 82 minutes, English, French and Creole with English subtitles Showings: Vancouver International Film Festival, Oct. 1 and 10; UN Film Festival at Stanford University, Oct....

Oil and Katrina

September 30, 2005

As the Asia Times proclaimed: “New Orleans is the first city lost to global warming.” Lost: that now looks to be the likely scenario for tens of thousands of New Orleans residents, especially its working-class, largely...

Browns resignation: its a start

September 30, 2005

I guess we should all be happy that Michael D. Brown, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, resigned. It is a step in the right direction, but I believe that Brown did the job...

Block captains for peace

September 30, 2005

After a period of decreased activity, the antiwar movement is picking up the pace again. What can we do to insure that it grows as quickly and widely as it has the potential to do? What...

Persistent and repugnant discrimination

September 30, 2005

For anyone who still believes that racial discrimination on the job has been eliminated, the New York Public Employees Federation has a story to tell you. It shows discrimination still exists. It just takes a more...