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National Clips

April 11, 2003

NATIONWIDE: Struggle for peace continues With U.S. bombs falling on Iraq, the list of municipalities and counties enacting peace resolutions continues to grow. After March 20, the first day of the Bush war, Orange County, North...

Letters

April 11, 2003

Iraq war casualties Thank you for Susan Webb’s article “War in Iraq takes horrifying toll” (PWW/Mundo April 5) It was very informative and heart-wrenching. In the article, you stated that 725 Iraqi civilian deaths have been...

Editorials

April 11, 2003

Gagging protest Several recent events point to a sharp escalation of the Bush administration’s drive to silence growing opposition to its doctrine of unilateral, preemptive war: Item – Police fire concussion grenades and beanbag bullets at...

Dying to work: Humanitarian disaster on the desert

April 11, 2003

SASABE, Sonora, Mexico – The Sonoran desert has a delicate, haunting beauty. Hundreds of species of birds, cacti and lizards have adapted to survive its lack of water and brutal temperatures exceeding 120 degrees. The list...

A year after failed coup: Venezuelas people gain new hope

April 11, 2003

One year ago, the Venezuelan people defeated a U.S.-supported right-wing coup against popularly-elected President Hugo Chavez Frias. As the anniversary of the coup attempt approaches, a very different picture is emerging for the country’s workers and...