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BTL:Bombing Of U.N. Office In Baghdad Provokes Reassessment Of... |
by Between the Lines' Scott Harris.
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28 Aug 2003
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...International Organization's Role in Occupied Iraq. Interview with Nathaniel Hurd, independent consultant to the United Nations, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris. |
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Announcement :: Elections & Legislation |
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The Peace Pretzel: Counter-propaganda For The People |
by Michelle
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27 Aug 2003
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Using grassroots action to help defeat our unelected, photo-op president. |
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Americans Working More, Earning Less |
by Darrell Hutchins and Jeff Milchen
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27 Aug 2003
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Our poor position is remarkable since the U.S. ranks near the top of the list of developed nations in worker productivity. U.S. laborers have increased their output per hour by 30% since 1973. Our average hourly wage in 1998 was $12.77 instead of the $18.40 we would have received simply by sharing in the benefits of our increased productivity. |
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US Menaces Al Jazeera Over Iraq Reportage |
by Richard Phillips
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27 Aug 2003
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Last month, the US military shut down an Iraqi newspaper and other local news outlets. American troops have also arrested Turkish, Iranian and Japanese reporters, some of whom are still being detained. |
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CEOs Profit From Layoffs, Pension Shortfalls And Tax Dodges |
by UFE
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26 Aug 2003
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Between 1990 and 2002, average CEO pay rose 279 percent, far more than the 46 percent increase in worker pay, which was just 8 percent above inflation. CEO pay dramatically outpaced the performance of the S&P 500, which rose 166 percent in the same period, as well as the 93 percent rise in corporate profits. |
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'Anti-Semitic' Labels Used As Political Tools |
by Linda S
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26 Aug 2003
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Star of "Braveheart", Mel Gibson is the latest in the line of actors, writers and celebrities to bedealt a blow to his career: a label planted on anyone who dares to reflect Jews or Israel in anything other than a favourable light. Yes, you've guessed it, the dreaded term "anti-Semite". His crime?Gibson directed, produced and financed The Passion - a movie based on the Christian Gospels, centring on the life and crucifixion of Jesus. |
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GOP = Goldwater's Old Party? |
by W. James Antle III
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26 Aug 2003
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Antiwar libertarian bloggers and Internet columnists often link to left-of-center websites like Indymedia, Common Dreams, Alternet.org and CounterPunch while others consider voting for Democratic candidate Howard Dean.
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Dean Hopes And Green Dreams: The 2004 Presidential Race |
by Norman Solomon
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26 Aug 2003
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There has been a disturbing tendency among some Greens to conflate the Democratic and Republican parties. Yes, the agendas of the two major parties overlap. But they also diverge. And in some important respects, any of the Democratic presidential contenders would be clearly better than Bush (with the exception of Joseph Lieberman, whose nomination appears to be quite unlikely). For the left to be "above the fray" would be a big mistake. It should be a matter of great concern -- not indifference or mild interest -- as to whether the Bush gang returns to power for four more years. |
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