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Battle over evolution
April 8, 2005“Scientific creationism” came on the scene when the Christian right reared its ugly head in the 1984 Reagan campaign. It was part of the effort by ultra-right ruling class elements to whip up a backlash against...
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My day on Capitol Hill with Gladys Marin
April 8, 2005The death of Chilean Communist Party leader Gladys Marin at age 63 brought back memories of a day in 1974 that I spent with her and her interpreter on Capitol Hill visiting the offices of senators...
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Unionism doesnt mean go it alone
April 8, 2005The opposite of unionism is “go it alone.” According to some recent suggestions in the American labor movement, that’s what some top office-holders would like to see. They want to lessen their financial commitment to the...
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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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