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Rehabilitating our prisons

November 7, 2002

In most aspects of our lives we believe in rehabilitation: all people are capable of improvement. But in our nation’s prison system, generally, attempts at rehabilitation are only made in two major classes of offenders: drug...

Coming soon medieval medicine for women

November 7, 2002 By Noel Rabinowitz

When George W. Bush started pushing his “faith-based” initiatives for the federal government during his election campaign, most folks assumed he meant allowing churches to join traditional charities in providing services to the poor. This made...

Disaster in the farm belt natural and political

November 7, 2002 By Noel Rabinowitz

Folks in rural America have been hit hard by two very different kinds of slow-moving disasters over the last two years.

We are all equally American arent we?

November 7, 2002

After Sept. 11, 2001, in which Americans of every kind (and foreign nationals, too) were indiscriminately targeted for murder, Americans of every kind responded with heroism and compassion and a determination to put forward the best...

Governor races: Key to defeating the right wing

November 1, 2002 By Noel Rabinowitz

With the question of war or peace hanging in the balance, the Nov. 5 elections for the Senate and House of Representatives have center stage. But voters in 36 states will elect governors. Since there is...