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The legacy of Benjamin J. Davis
September 5, 2003**See below: “The making of a Communist” by Benjamin J. Davis ** This is the centennial of the birth of a former New York City Council member from Harlem and a remarkable African-American leader: Benjamin J....
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International Notes
September 5, 2003Chile: Pinochet trial blocked Chile’s appeals court has blocked the latest effort to bring former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet to justice for the disappearances and killings of thousands of political opponents including Communist Party members, following...
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50 years later, new plots against Iran
September 5, 2003“Regime change” is not a new policy. Fifty years ago, on Aug. 19, 1953, the CIA with British assistance embarked on a similar policy with catastrophic consequences. Its damaging effects are still being felt in the...
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Chile remembers 1973 coup
September 5, 2003Chileans are commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fascist coup and the murder of former President Salvador Allende on Sept. 11, 1973, in a variety of ways. Allende was the first Socialist to win the position...
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San Francisco readies for Freedom Ride
September 5, 2003SAN FRANCISCO – Bay area workers, in coalition with labor unions, immigrant and civil rights groups, have come together, like their counterparts across the country, to take part in the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride. Several buses...
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