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  • Elah questions war

    Elah questions war

    October 12, 2007

    MovieREVIEW In the Valley of Elah Directed by Paul Haggis Warner Independent Pictures, 2007 120 min., Rated R “In the Valley of Elah,” directed by Paul Haggis, is a refreshingly open and frank look at the...

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  • Solidarity talks, phonies squawk

    Solidarity talks, phonies squawk

    October 12, 2007

    Workers’ Correspondence As soon as aspects of the proposed contract with General Motors were revealed, activists’ e-mail boxes began to fill up with the opinions of armchair socialists. “Sellout” and “backroom deal” were the usual characterizations....

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  • LETTERS: Oct. 13

    LETTERS: Oct. 13

    October 12, 2007

    No Blackwater It was an anti-Blackwater weekend in the San Diego backcountry as hundreds of people gathered in the town of Potrero, Calif., (pop. 850), to protest a proposal by Blackwater USA to build a paramilitary...

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  • EDITORIAL: October 27 – Be there for peace!

    EDITORIAL: October 27 – Be there for peace!

    October 12, 2007

    Protests against the Iraq war and occupation have been going on since long before the U.S. invasion in March 2003. Demonstrators have poured into the streets in national actions, and have held marches, vigils and other...

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  • EDITORIAL: Feeling secure?

    EDITORIAL: Feeling secure?

    October 12, 2007

    Under the guise of a “war on terror,” this administration has invaded two countries, unleashed the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands, including close to 4,000 American troops, terrorized and tortured detainees, and illegally spied on...

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