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  • A true working class educator

    A true working class educator

    September 15, 2006 By Norman Markowitz

    Earlier this year, I attended a tribute to my late friend Wells Keddie, at the Labor Education Center of Rutgers University. Wells died in April after a lifetime of struggle in the labor movement and as...

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  • Senator Allens monkeyshines

    Senator Allens monkeyshines

    September 15, 2006

    Mel Gibson drove drunk and, when stopped by a traffic cop, slurred some anti-Semitic slurs. Some defended him thus: “it was just the liquor talking.” Trouble is, liquor does not talk, but people do, and as...

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  • The fear factor

    The fear factor

    September 15, 2006

    Here we go again. George Bush’s recent bellicose speeches on terrorism are a warning to all who care about peace and justice. Those speeches are aimed at discrediting the peace movement and silencing all dissent. They...

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  • EDITORIAL: Crass, cheap insult

    EDITORIAL: Crass, cheap insult

    September 15, 2006

    The president’s address to the nation on Sept. 11 was the closing scene of the first act of the 2006 elections. While Americans were at the beach, running kids to camp or trying to figure out...

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  • EDITORIAL: Primary analysis

    EDITORIAL: Primary analysis

    September 15, 2006

    Sept. 12 was a “Super Tuesday” with primary elections in nine states. Even those races that turned on seemingly local issues revealed some patterns and trends emerging among voters. They are searching for candidates with the...

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