Analysis
What does supporting our troops mean?
April 18, 2003Opinion Recently there has been a spate of hateful responses to people who expressed opposition to the unjust war in Iraq. Opposition has been equated to not supporting our troops in the field. This is absolutely...
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Who was César Chavez?
April 18, 2003Opinion “César Chávez? Oh, yeah, wasn’t he a great boxer?” This is an all too common answer to the question, “Who was César Chávez?” César Estrada Chávez was a Mexican American labor leader, civil rights activist...
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100th anniversary of The Souls of Black Folk
April 18, 2003Opinion This is the centennial year of the publication of Dr. W.E.B. DuBois’ classic The Souls of Black Folk, first published April 18, 1903. The centennial takes place at a time when the Bush administration has...
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Might doesnt make right
April 18, 2003Opinion With U.S. troops seizing control of Baghdad, a triumphant and self-congratulatory mood is enveloping the Bush administration. Bush is aglow as the self-appointed liberator and champion of a democratic Iraq and Middle East while Rumsfeld...
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People united can preserve the Bill of Rights
April 17, 2003News Analysis We currently live in extremely challenging times and it doesn’t look like it will become easier anytime soon. The tragedies of 9/11 happened two months after I started as Executive Director of the Connecticut...
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