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  • Who was César Chavez?

    Who was César Chavez?

    April 18, 2003

    Opinion “César Chávez? Oh, yeah, wasn’t he a great boxer?” This is an all too common answer to the question, “Who was César Chávez?” César Estrada Chávez was a Mexican American labor leader, civil rights activist...

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  • 100th anniversary of The Souls of Black Folk

    100th anniversary of The Souls of Black Folk

    April 18, 2003

    Opinion This is the centennial year of the publication of Dr. W.E.B. DuBois’ classic The Souls of Black Folk, first published April 18, 1903. The centennial takes place at a time when the Bush administration has...

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  • Might doesnt make right

    Might doesnt make right

    April 18, 2003

    Opinion With U.S. troops seizing control of Baghdad, a triumphant and self-congratulatory mood is enveloping the Bush administration. Bush is aglow as the self-appointed liberator and champion of a democratic Iraq and Middle East while Rumsfeld...

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  • People united can preserve the Bill of Rights

    People united can preserve the Bill of Rights

    April 17, 2003

    News Analysis We currently live in extremely challenging times and it doesn’t look like it will become easier anytime soon. The tragedies of 9/11 happened two months after I started as Executive Director of the Connecticut...

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  • Why five Cuban heroes are U.S. political prisoners

    Why five Cuban heroes are U.S. political prisoners

    April 11, 2003

    Opinion The People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo has reported recently on the grim circumstances confronted by five Cuban men convicted of spying and imprisoned in the United States. (See PWW Feb. 22 and March 15.) Their trial...

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