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Hiroshima Peace Declaration 2007: Aim for a nuclear-weapon-free world
August 24, 2007Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba gave this speech on the morning of Aug. 6, the 62nd anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attack. It was translated by the Mainichi, Japan, Daily News. That fateful summer, 8:15. The...
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LETTERS: August 25
August 24, 2007On Conyers and impeachment I appreciated the article on John Conyers and impeachment (“A tribute and the way forward” by Joelle Fishman PWW 8/11-17). I have heard Conyers at public meetings explain that we could tie...
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EDITORIAL: Sickest of the Sickos
August 24, 2007If anything should be a no-brainer for the world’s richest country, it is making sure all its children have basic health care. That’s part of securing our nation’s future, right? Wrong, says the Bush administration. In...
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EDITORIAL: The housing hurricane
August 24, 2007Two years ago, Hurricane Katrina caused tens of thousands of families to lose their homes. Last year, the home mortgage meltdown that is now sweeping the country took the homes of 800,000 families. This year, the...
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Mining black gold, and profits, from northern sands
August 24, 2007Imagine for a moment that you’re an American oil executive. You’re pondering the prospects for the next big oil strike overseas — and dreaming of a place where the government is stable and compliant, the royalties...
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