International
Israeli wall called obstacle to peace
October 31, 2003The Israeli Cabinet approved and released last week a map of the wall it calls a “security barrier.” The wall will confiscate just over 50 percent of Palestinian land on the West Bank by surrounding virtually...
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Complexities in Iraq today
October 31, 2003The following is an excerpted letter from the Iraqi Communist Party issued on Oct. 18. To see the letter in full go to www.iraqcp.org During the past six months, Iraq has witnessed exceptional developments giving rise...
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First visit of U.S. unionists to occupied Iraq
October 31, 2003Stop violating labor rights CHICAGO – Two U.S. trade unionists just back from Iraq say they hope their trip is the beginning of cooperation and solidarity between the U.S. labor movement and Iraq’s newly re-established unions.
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Free trade not what it seems
October 31, 2003If you are a Kmart shopper or a rancher in Montana; a mom and dad wondering about what the kids will do once they finish school; or a retiree, worried about pension and health care, the...
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No end in sight for Bushs Iraq mess
October 31, 2003The much-anticipated international donors’ conference on Iraq, like the United Nations resolution adopted earlier in the month, failed to help the White House out of what Newsweek’s Nov. 3 cover story calls “Bush’s $87 billion mess.”
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