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  • Mental health: self esteem and the soul

    Mental health: self esteem and the soul

    March 21, 2003

    Book ReviewRock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem, by bell hooks, Atria, N.Y., 2003, 226 pages, $23.00 In her new book, Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem, bell hooks (she prefers the lower-case lettering) argues...

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  • Villaraigosa struck a blow for justice in Los Angeles

    Villaraigosa struck a blow for justice in Los Angeles

    March 21, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

    Opinion Antonio Villaraigosa struck a blow for justice when he won his bid for City Council in the 14th Council District in East Los Angeles on March 4.

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  • The Elaine Chao flap: what does it mean?

    The Elaine Chao flap: what does it mean?

    March 21, 2003

    Opinion When George Bush’s Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao insulted labor leaders at their Executive Council meeting on Feb. 26, it was an intentional act that signaled an all-out offensive against workers by the administration. Previously,...

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  • UFW: No war on Iraq honors Chavez legacy

    UFW: No war on Iraq honors Chavez legacy

    March 21, 2003

    Cesar Chavez’s legacy is all about peace and non-violent action. If there was ever a time for Cesar’s legacy to come alive it is now. Basic principle demands that the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO,...

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  • Without French solidarity, would there be a U.S.A.?

    Without French solidarity, would there be a U.S.A.?

    March 21, 2003

    Opinion Republican House leaders, enraged that France refuses to back George W. Bush’s Iraq war, have decreed that from now on french fries served in Capitol Hill dining halls are “freedom fries.” France is denounced as...

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