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Texans speak out against torture
July 2, 2004DALLAS – The Dallas Peace Center and the Center for Survivors of Torture held an interfaith service June 25 in keeping with the United Nations Day Against Torture. Thirty-five people attended the service at the little...
Read moreTony de la Rosa: Presente!
July 2, 2004On June 2 the Mexicano community in South Texas – not to mention the entire nation – lost a cultural treasure when Tony de la Rosa, a Conjunto music pioneer, died during heart surgery in Corpus...
Read moreA passion to re-defeat Bush
July 2, 2004The Committee to ReDefeat the President (www.redefeatbush.com) is an innovative and energetic political action committee whose goal is to register 1 million new Democratic voters in swing states. It organizes calling crews across the country at...
Read moreA grassroots view of San Diegos underbelly
July 2, 2004BOOK REVIEW Under the Perfect Sun: The San Diego Tourists Never See By Mike Davis, Kelly Mayhew and Jim Miller The New Press, 2003 Hardcover, 304 pp., $25.95 If you think you can escape to San...
Read moreGovernment science goes political
July 2, 2004Imagine if a government scientist discovered unseen bacteria in the air that posed serious health risks to the public, but was ordered to suppress the research by an agency with connections to the very industry producing...
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