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Celebrating the life of Nelson Brown
August 15, 2003The work and life of Nelson Brown, Sr., who died on July 25, was celebrated at a memorial service recently at Philadelphia’s Canaan Baptist Church with family, friends, community leaders, and comrades from the Eastern Pennsylvania...
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Woody Guthrie: This Machine Kills Fascists
August 15, 2003I have decided long ago that my songs and ballads would not get the hugs and kisses of the capitalistic “experts.” – Woody Guthrie Though the Left of the United States has always celebrated the arts,...
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Big fight takes shape in California recall
August 15, 2003OAKLAND – While front-running Republican gubernatorial contender Arnold Schwarzenegger dominates the airways with cute sound bites, organized labor and other people’s movements are vigorously gathering their forces to oppose California’s special recall election Oct. 7. “This...
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Lou Diskin, Marxist educator, working-class activist
August 8, 2003Lou Diskin, Communist and long-time working class activist, died July 28 at the age of 84. Lou was a carpenter, book publisher and seller, educator, and political leader. He was admired for his wisdom, modest character,...
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Reality of War 101
August 7, 2003Book ReviewWar Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning, by Chris Hedges, Public Affairs Press, 210 pp., $23, What Every Person Should Know About War, by Chris Hedges, Free Press, 175 pp., $11 Ever wonder what...
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