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LOCAL Announcement :: Political-Economy
Noam Chomsky & Propaganda Conference In Normal, Tues. Oct. 7
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17 Sep 2003
Noam Chomsky speaks in Normal on Oct. 7.
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News :: Elections & Legislation
Cronies V. Qualifications, Howard Deanâ€(TM)s Dilemma
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17 Sep 2003
Deanâ€(TM)s desire to appoint unqualified cronies to high positions.
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LOCAL Commentary :: Children
Review Of The Child Savers, A Book Demystifying The 'Polytricks' Of The Adjustment Game
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16 Sep 2003
"The problem with children, and with working class children in particualr, was that they refused to be integrated smoothly into an oppressive society. ...The child savers turned political problems into adjustment problems. Instead of seeking political solutions to the problems of young people, they chose therapeutic remedies, thereby deflecting criticisms of capitalism onto its victims." (excerpt)
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News :: Israel / Palestine
U.S. To Cut Aid To Israel Over Settlement Activity
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16 Sep 2003
Good news -- a direct US action meant to stop the settlements.
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News :: Agriculture
Victory For Fair Trade Coffee Campaign
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15 Sep 2003
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Procter & Gamble to Offer Fair Trade Coffee

Kraft and Nestle Still Holding Out On Any Committment to Fair Trade Practices
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News :: Globalization
WTO/Cancun: Future Uncertain After Collapse Of Talks
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15 Sep 2003
This is the second failed WTO conference since the world body was created in 1995. Talks also collapsed at the third ministerial meeting in the U.S. city of Seattle, Washington in 1999, amid massive street protests by the so-called ''anti-globalization'' movement.
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LOCAL Commentary :: Labor
Lackluster Democratic Speechifying 9-4-03
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15 Sep 2003
LIUNA Local 703 member Bill Gorrell's rant about the Democratic presidential debates. Originally aired 9-4-03 during the Illinois Labor Hour, WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign.
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LOCAL News :: Labor
Labor Headlines 9-13-03
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15 Sep 2003
Headlines broadcast during the Illinois Labor Hour, Saturdays at 11 am on WEFT 90.1 FM, Champaign. Korean farmer commits suicide during the protests against the WTO, Unions Speak Out Against WTO, WTO Hits Barrier of Organized Opposition, Bush's Anti-Worker Agenda Suffers Setback, Democrats Criticize Proposed Rollback in Veterans' Benefits
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News :: Labor
Students Stand Up To Summer Work Company
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15 Sep 2003
You've seen their advertisments on boards all over the University of Illinois campus, promising work to students paying $15 and hour or more. I've often wondered if Vector was a scam. Now it sounds like they are, with the organization of a group to fight Vector's exploitative practics. If anyone locally has any information they'd like to get out, please post it here as a comment to this article. ML
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LOCAL News :: Environment
How To Build A House
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14 Sep 2003
A newspoem to accompany coverage of the upcoming Permaculture Architecture Symposium happening in Urbana.
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