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Infinite justification
February 1, 2002President Bush has declared that he is fighting a “war against terrorism,” and this war, different from any the U.S. has fought before, will go on for an undefined, unspecified, but protracted length of time. At...
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Subsidies are todays key farm issue
February 1, 2002Just when the Republican majority of the House had approved farm subsidies for the next 10 years and the Democrat-controlled Senate, with the support of some Republicans, stood ready to enact subsidies for the next five...
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The case of the disappearing surplus
February 1, 2002The fiscal year (FY) 2003 budget war is underway with, as usual, the issues clouded by what Mark Twain called “figures, statistics and damn lies.” For the entire article, click on the headline. For more on...
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Rethinking welfare reform
February 1, 2002The welfare reform law is up for reauthorization in March. The World will be running articles from various organizations on this important issue. In 1996, after Congress revamped the welfare system to require recipients to work...
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Racism remains factor in health
February 1, 2002The economic boom of the 1990s brought improved health conditions for most people in the United States. It wasn’t a dramatic increase, more like a trickle-down effect. Federal dollars went into the health system due to...
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