International
Letter from Brazil: One year of Lula
January 30, 2004It is one year since Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former metalworker and leader of Brazil’s left-wing Workers Party, was elected president of the country. I am in Rio de Janeiro, trying to find out...
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January 30, 2004U.K.: Childcare key to overcoming poverty A report released Jan. 25 by the Trades Union Congress and Daycare Trust says the lack of affordable childcare is trapping many larger families in a life of low income...
Read moreU.S. war on Colombian rebels escalates
January 30, 2004The beginning of the new year coincided with a new, menacing increase in U.S. hostilities against the Colombian guerrilla movement, particularly against the 40-year-old Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). A number of signs point to...
Read moreHot topic on web Voting machines
January 30, 2004Barbara Jean Hope’s feature story, “Who is counting your vote? Diebold & Bush vs. the public interest” (PWW, 1/17-23), has generated considerable interest among our readers and on the World Wide Web. The article details the...
Read moreBushs deepening quagmire in Iraq
January 30, 2004The Bush administration encountered several new headaches this week in its effort to justify and maintain its occupation of Iraq. First among these was the dramatic admission by chief U.S. weapons inspector David Kay that Saddam...
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