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English Only ambushes democracy
April 8, 2005“Pressure building for a national language,” screams the headline in the ultra-rightist Washington Times. The article summarizes a report by US English, Inc., which tells us that 322 languages are spoken in this country. Of these,...
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Hopeful signs on public education
April 8, 2005As a former teacher, I follow education news with great interest. Recently, I’ve had reason to feel hope for the future of public education in this country. The contradictions in ruling-class ideology are showing. While the...
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Gunner Palace: Cinema vrit misses the mark
April 8, 2005Deciding to see “Gunner Palace,” a documentary about U.S. troops in Iraq, is a little like buying a luscious red apple in wintertime. You bite in with high hopes but immediately experience something pulpy and tasteless....
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Happy birthday, Paul Robeson
April 8, 2005April 9 is the 107th birthday of one of the foremost African Americans of the 20th century — Paul Robeson.
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Poet donates fee to Colombian unions
April 8, 2005The Coca-Cola Co. provided $1,200 to bring poet Martin Espada to Kansas University on March 10. Espada, a Latino poet who has published seven collections, plans to donate the money to a union for workers at...
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