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BOOKREVIEW: Failed States
August 18, 2006Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy By Noam Chomsky Henry Holt and Co. Metropolitan Books Hardcover, 320 pages, $24.00 A “failed state” is a condition of state dilapidation, when a state...
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Town, migrant workers celebrate diversity
August 18, 2006RANTOUL, Ill. — Over a hundred people enjoyed culture and community at the 2nd Annual Rantoul Harvest Festival in this central Illinois town, Aug. 6 — a celebration of the town’s diverse population and its migrant...
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Or peoples needs?
August 18, 2006Conservative economists seem concerned about the changes taking place within Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA. They argue that Venezuela’s decreased oil production is proof of its inefficient and wasteful practices. They say that oil companies should...
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Where are those oil profits going? Corporate greed
August 18, 2006'It’s a blowout.” No, silly — not the tire on your car. “It’s a blowout,” said a Wall Street money expert about Exxon Mobil’s second- quarter oil profits. You want to hear something crazy? Exxon Mobil...
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Ending the occupation, the 2006 elections, and tactics
August 18, 2006The pressure for troop withdrawal is growing, so much so that earlier this summer Democrats introduced two resolutions in the Senate. One, authored by Senator Kerry, envisions a short exit strategy and a role for the...
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