Analysis

                
  • Zionism  what it does and does not mean

    Zionism what it does and does not mean

    January 16, 2003 By John Gilman

    Opinion Emile Schepers’ Nov. 16 column about the relationship of Zionism and anti-Semitism presented some useful history that stopped just before the founding of Israel under a UN resolution the Soviet Union sponsored in 1947.

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  • Editorials

    Editorials

    January 10, 2003

    Jobless workers win a few weeks of relief Although both combatants were standing when the battle was over, the House and Senate vote to extend the Temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits for five months is a...

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  • Looking at the past and fighting for the future

    Looking at the past and fighting for the future

    January 9, 2003 By John Gilman

    Opinion Fortunately for me, my strength to survive is derived from my knowledge of dialectical materialism. Dialectical materialism has proven time and again that when the chips are down, historical events and movements make history turn...

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  • Solidarity and the force of culture

    Solidarity and the force of culture

    January 9, 2003

    Recently, I was considering the impact of cultural workers, musicians in particular, on the labor movement in light of the Dec. 16 Solidarity Rally in support of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100, in New York...

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  • Reflections on war and peace  New Years Day 2003

    Reflections on war and peace New Years Day 2003

    January 9, 2003 By Joe Bernick

    Opinion As World War II was approaching in the years before 1941, I recall heavy debates at our kitchen table as a neighbor and my dad tossed down boilermakers (shots of whisky and beer chasers), often...

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