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Ray Simons, 90, South African Communist
October 1, 2004Legendary South African Communist and trade unionist Ray Simons died in Cape Town Sept. 13. She was 90. Simons was born Rachel Alexander in Latvia in 1913. When she came to South Africa at the age...
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TV news race to the bottom
October 1, 2004Review The documentary “Outfoxed” examines how media empires, led by media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News, have been running a “race to the bottom” in television news. This film provides an in-depth look at Fox News...
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Antiwar film finds distributor
October 1, 2004Review LOS ANGELES (AP) — Filmmaker David O. Russell has found a distributor for a new antiwar documentary that was supposed to be featured on a new DVD of his George Clooney film “Three Kings” before...
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Che Guevara remains a hero to Cubans
October 1, 2004Review HAVANA (AP) — The luminous gaze of revolutionary icon Ernesto “Che” Guevara is almost a constant presence in communist Cuba, his dark eyes staring out from beneath a black beret on office walls and pro-government...
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Q & A Ask the Communists
October 1, 2004Q: I am a little confused here, isn’t communism anti-capitalism? I see something wrong with this capitalistic anarchy, but capitalism in general isn’t a bad thing. It is great to be able to start your own...
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