National
Show-Me States winning streak
November 14, 2003The Thrill and the AgonyThis week in sports by Chas Walker ‘Show-Me’ State’s winning streak The “Show-Me” State has certainly shown us some excellent pro football so far this season. The St. Louis Rams are 6...
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Steelworkers rally in East Chicago
November 14, 2003Workers’ Correspondence “Steelworkers all came from somewhere else,” Africa, Europe, Asia, South and Central America, said United Steelworkers of America District 7 Director Jim Robinson to a lunch-hour rally called to demand President Bush keep tariffs...
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The dump-Bush strategy for independent media
November 14, 2003Opinion The right wing’s media strategy to slant the odds in the upcoming 2004 elections will draw from its familiar bag of tricks, with help from its ultra-wealthy friends.
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The high cost of free trade Maytag workers face plant closing
November 14, 2003“NAFTA allowed Maytag to commit the premeditated murder of our community,” said Dave Bevard, a 30-year veteran of Maytag’s refrigerator plant in Galesburg, Ill. Trade deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NFTA) and the...
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Is the draft on the drawing boards?
November 14, 2003Is a return to compulsory military service – the “draft” – on the Pentagon drawing boards?
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