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From Chile: A lesson from Jemmy Button
April 12, 2002COMMENTARY“He told us ... that he was not cold, that his relations were very good people, and that he did not wish to go back to England ...”– Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle, March 1834...
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Letters
April 12, 2002Giving workers a voice This year has been one of fear, uncertainty and exploitation for many Rhode Island workers. Near the end of last year, thirty-five Guatemalan dock workers at Town Dock, Inc., a fish processing...
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Editorials
April 12, 2002Zapping Medicaid beneficiaries To use a commonly accepted phrase, the 37.8 million Medicaid beneficiaries are caught between a rock and a hard place – the rock of declines in state revenue and the hard place of...
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Iowa Greens stand for peace
April 12, 2002CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – “Peace is my profession. As Greens we profess peace,” explained long-time peace activist and Iowa Green Party gubernatorial candidate Jay Robinson to a Green-sponsored Voices For Peace event here recently. The three-year-old...
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Buffalo Day of Action warns about budget cuts
April 12, 2002BUFFALO, N.Y. – A Town Hall meeting warning about the dangers of New York Governor George Pataki’s proposed budget to students and workers in the state’s higher education system, State University of New York (SUNY) and...
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