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January 28, 2005What’s the difference? Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers should have spent a few minutes on the Internet before offering his inane comment Jan. 14 that a difference in “innate ability” might be one reason women still...
Read moreMartina Gangle Curl: Peoples art and the mothering of humanity
January 28, 2005PORTLAND, Ore. — In the eight years since Portland artist Martina Gangle Curl passed away at age 88, her stature has steadily risen, spurred by a growing interest in her sometimes heroic, but always loving depiction...
Read moreAsbestos a disease crisis not a lawsuit crisis
January 28, 2005As an oncologist, I see the deadly and tragic consequences of exposure to the carcinogen asbestos in my patients who suffer from lung cancer and mesothelioma. I also know all too well the inadequacy of the...
Read moreThe debate in labor just got more constructive
January 28, 2005News Analysis In early January the leaders of the New Unity Partnership (NUP) decided to disband. NUP was a loose caucus of national unions in the AFL-CIO, including SEIU, HERE, UNITE (now HERE-UNITE), the Laborers and...
Read moreDevil in the details
January 28, 2005President Bush’s pitch to workers, especially young workers, that privatization will make you rich is a Wall Street swindle. A detailed analysis of the most likely Bush administration proposals for Social Security included in the Goldman...
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