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The cultural work has just begun
September 12, 2003The Cultural Worker: The notion of the Cultural Worker, the artist-activist, walking among the ranks of radicals, is an idea that has been well-developed over many years. During times of strife, revolutionary music, poetry, prose, theater,...
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Whats on your plate?
September 12, 2003Book review:Food, Inc.: Mendel to Monsanto—The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest by Peter Pringle, Simon & Schuster, 356 pp., $25 In Food, Inc., journalist Peter Pringle presents a detailed, balanced and accessible statement of...
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A day that made me a peacenik
September 12, 2003It was 58 years ago – Aug. 6, 1945 – and I was on the verge of turning 16. I remember the day vividly. In Milwaukee, it had been a warm, but pleasant summer day, and...
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A fox to guard the birds?
September 12, 2003Opinion President Bush has nominated Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt to replace Christine Whitman as EPA director. Whitman, a “moderate” Republican, came into office having demonstrated a concern for the environment. She was often at odds with...
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Faking it on jobs again
September 12, 2003Opinion Fake President Bush is at it again. He’s starting to seriously worry about unemployment and jobs – the destruction of jobs will likely help defeat him the same way the sagging economy helped defeat his...
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