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  • Opinion: Thoughts about Israel at 60

    Opinion: Thoughts about Israel at 60

    May 17, 2008

    Feelings about the state of Israel occupy a broad spectrum of world opinion, from adoring admiration in some quarters to hate veering into outright anti-Semitism from some others. As an expression of the 19th- and 20th-century...

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  • Responding to disasters

    Responding to disasters

    May 17, 2008

    Cyclone hits Myanmar. Earthquake rocks China. In each case, thousands of lives have been snuffed out by nature’s wrath. Given the combination of global warming and extreme poverty, we’re likely to see more extreme natural and...

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  • Opinion: We are all Sean Bell

    Opinion: We are all Sean Bell

    May 17, 2008

    I was arrested last Wednesday. It was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had. I was not alone. That afternoon at six locations around New York City, thousands of people of all races...

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  • Sit-ins protest acquittals in Sean Bell case

    Sit-ins protest acquittals in Sean Bell case

    May 17, 2008

    NEW YORK — Thousands of New Yorkers from all walks of life are demanding that something be done to redress what most see as a travesty of justice. Not only was Sean Bell killed on his...

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  • Jobs with Justice celebrates, organizes

    Jobs with Justice celebrates, organizes

    May 17, 2008

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jobs with Justice continues as a tremendous asset for organized labor, but new and exciting trends were also evident at its national conference here May 2-4. The organization that was founded by five...

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