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Human suffering a plea for change
February 20, 2004Paul Farmer, a Harvard Medical School teacher, infectious disease expert, and anthropologist, has written his fourth book, “Pathologies of Power.” With grace and feeling, he communicates an obvious commitment to the notion that health care is...
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U.S. denies visas to Grammy winners
February 13, 2004Ibrahim Ferrer, with the CD “Buenos Hermanos,” and Manuel Galbán and Ry Cooder, with “Mambo Sinuendo,” have both won 2004 Grammys in the Traditional Tropical Music and Instrumental Pop categories, respectively. However, neither Ferrer or Galbán...
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U.S. artists defend British whistleblower
February 13, 2004An array of high-profile Americans – including Rev. Jesse Jackson, feminist Gloria Steinem, Daniel Ellsberg, and artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Danny Glover and Martin Sheen – released a joint statement Jan. 29 in support of...
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Academy celebrates Carmen Jones at 50
February 13, 2004NEW YORK – The 1954 Academy Award-nominated musical “Carmen Jones” will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a screening here on March 1. Presented as the next entry in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’...
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Red Scare didnt dampen their creativity Red Scare didnt dampen their creativity
February 13, 2004Book Review Historian Paul Buhle’s continuing series on Hollywood blacklistees has, inevitably, led beyond the kingdoms of the studio monarchy. After writing a series of books on the subject, the author’s 2003 collaboration with David Wagner...
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