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New Jersey apologizes for slavery
February 1, 2008New Jersey recently became the first Northern state to issue an apology for slavery, which claimed the lives of millions of African people “imported” to North America since the 17th century. In 1865, when slavery was...
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Collective punishment
February 1, 2008The blockaded and barricaded residents of Gaza performed a dramatic mass act of peaceful civil disobedience last week.
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Letters – Feb. 2, 2008
February 1, 2008Big business apples As a 41-year retired member of organized labor, I remember labor’s fight against the NAFTA bill. Capitalist’s servant William “Bill” Clinton did Wall Street’s bidding by signing the NAFTA legislation into law. At...
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Editorial: Good riddance, Mr. Bush
February 1, 2008Mr. President, you say the State of the Union is strong. After seven years of your regime, working people know otherwise. We’re still in an ill-gotten war that is bankrupting the country. We’re working harder for...
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Editorial: A new day is dawning
February 1, 2008African American History Month 2008 is an exciting time. Not only can we explore the special features of the African American experience through history, literature, music, dance, theater and the movies (go see “The Great Debaters”),...
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