International
The death of Milosevic and the death of Yugoslavia
March 25, 2006Slobodan Milosevic died recently in his prison cell, tried for war crimes by the NATO states that killed his nation, Yugoslavia, with the bombers and troops they sent to back reactionary separatist forces. Questions continue to...
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EDITORIAL: Baseball nations
March 25, 2006Baseball, the quintessential American sport, is enjoyed by nations worldwide, whose athletes make invaluable contributions to the game. The inaugural World Baseball Classic ended this week which struck a new beginning for a real World Series....
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EDITORIAL: Tell Senate: Uphold immigrant rights!
March 25, 2006It’s a recurring theme in American history: The mass media plays up the demagogy of reactionaries who use ignorance and prejudice to blame immigrants for major social ills. Reactionary politicians who rely on disunity to achieve...
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WSF photographs develop another world view
March 24, 2006The World Social Forum by the numbers: • Over 80,000 participated in the Caracas, Venezuela, WSF, Jan. 24–29. Of these 2,000 came from the U.S. • 160 countries were represented. • Of the over 2,000 events...
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Steelworkers hit streets for Mexican miners
March 24, 2006Steelworkers are rallying in front of Mexican consulates across the U.S. and Canada to demand that Mexico’s President Vicente Fox reinstate the head of that country’s miners union. The pro-corporate Fox government has removed Napoleon Gomez...
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