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The 800-lb. gorillas: war spending & tax cuts for the rich
June 17, 2005The persistent budget crises in Illinois and Chicago are in large measure created by the Bush administration policies of tax cuts for the very rich, militarization and Iraq war spending that are bankrupting cities, counties and...
Read moreOn critics from the left
June 17, 2005The Communist Party USA’s party-wide preconvention discussion shows the overwhelming majority supports the strategic direction of its new draft program and main resolution and also includes many good suggestions to strengthen them. A scattering of members...
Read moreEditorial: Partners in crime
June 17, 2005“Money doesn’t talk,” Bob Dylan observed. “It swears.” Those words are certainly true for the Bush administration and its attitude toward the environment. Philip Cooney, a senior official at the White House Council on Environmental Quality,...
Read moreEditorial: Filibuster fiasco
June 17, 2005As the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding. Since the bipartisan agreement by 14 senators that resulted in a compromise deal on the Senate filibuster rule, three extreme right-wing judges have been confirmed for...
Read moreGI resistance today: New challenges ahead
June 17, 2005Today’s anti-militarist GI confronts a military that has changed enormously since the first Gulf War 15 years ago. The behemoth conscript military of the Vietnam era, with 4 million-plus GIs, bears little resemblance to today’s model....
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