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International notes
June 28, 2002Colombian strike protests killing/Greek workers fight pension cuts/Peruvian dockers urge fair hiring system/South Africa celebrates Freedom Charter/Millions strike in Spain/Canadian G-8 summit draws protests/China-Taiwan informal trade talks urged
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Congress cant ignore corporate control of the media
June 28, 2002One of our best-kept secrets is the degree to which a handful of huge corporations control the flow of information in the United States. Whether it is television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books or the Internet, a...
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Religion isnt the problem the right wing is
June 28, 2002In decrying the human rights abuses continuing in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, some have asked why “the Jewish people” are doing to the Palestinians what they would not want done to their own...
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Letters
June 28, 2002Cuba’s gift to Uruguay On June 15 you ran an “International Note” to the effect that Cuba had donated 1.2 million units of meningitis B vaccine to Uruguay. What you failed to note was that Cuba...
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Editorials
June 28, 2002The Court skirts the issue The Supreme Court ruled June 20 that it is unconstitutional to execute mentally deficient prisoners, mentally deficient being defined at scoring less than 70 on a standard IQ test. On June...
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