Analysis – Page 495 – People's World

Abe Magil: A tribute to a working class, Marxist journalist

March 20, 2003 By Daniel Rubin

Marxist journalist and pamphleteer. Devoted family man and friend. Poet. Editor. Political leader. All of these describe Abe Magil, who died in January.

Pop world takes stand against war

March 14, 2003

A music video by Madonna soon to be released on MTV has ultra-thin models, dressed in haute-couture army fatigues, strolling down a catwalk, hurling grenades to the applause of the audience. Speaking about the video, Madonna,...

Department of Peace needed

March 14, 2003

Opinion Currently it appears that the United States has a “Department of Offense” rather than a Department of Defense, as the rhetoric for preemptively attacking Iraq continues. For those who are not against government altogether, there...

H2O worth more than oil

March 14, 2003

OpinionWater, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” Quick – what is the most valuable liquid in the Middle East? Go to the back of the class...

A jewel

March 14, 2003

Opinion Sometimes it gets rained on. At other times, the cold winds of winter whip it. That just makes it more resilient. Sometimes it’s out for hours in snow. There are other days when the sun...