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LOCAL News :: Children : Civil & Human Rights : Education : Urban Development |
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Schools' Efforts on Race Await Justices' Ruling |
by Sam Dillon
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24 Jun 2006
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Culver hopes for an easy out?
"We'll be watching this very closely, because whichever way the Supreme Court rules, it will certainly have an impact on our district," said Arthur R. Culver, superintendent of schools in Champaign, Ill., where African-American students make up 36 percent of students. Under a court-supervised plan, the district keeps the proportion of black students in all schools within 15 percentage points of that average by controlling school assignments. |
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Review :: Arts |
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The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser |
by Kraft Wetzel
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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24 Jun 2006
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Kaspar Hauser is a cultural model, a symbol of our questioning and utopian nature that refuses conformity and conventional wisdom Gandhi said each of us has a magic card that only needs spiritual discipline. The Kas-par DVD ($20) is from www.modernrock.com. |
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News :: Labor |
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Chicago's First Bike Messenger Collective |
by reader
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23 Jun 2006
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A look at the perils of the messenger industry and one collective that's struggling to survive and grow. |
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Democracy and its Despisers |
by Sonja Asal
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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23 Jun 2006
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Characteristics earlier ascribed to totalitarian-ism like control of the whole social life by the state can now be considered typical for modern democracies..The whole democratic life degenerates to a kind of market..The call is for good democracy. |
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Interview :: Protest Activity |
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Nepal: let us see which way the wind Blows |
by TANVEER JAFRI
tanveerjafri1 (nospam) gmail.com (verified) |
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23 Jun 2006
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In Nepal look like as the kingship is stumbling & the Maoist organization that considers itself the true representative of public, is getting strength in its hold over the rule in Nepal. Certainly including India & China, Western countries are also looking the fresh upheaval in Nepal. See which way the wind blows. |
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LOCAL News :: Arts : Civil & Human Rights : Elections & Legislation : Media : Political-Economy |
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Public Interest Groups Respond to New FCC Ownership Rules |
by Free Press
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23 Jun 2006
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StopBigMedia.com Rallies Public Opposition to Greater Media Consolidation |
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Nuclear Arms in the Hands of Any Pose A Global Threat |
by Jacqueline Cabasso
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23 Jun 2006
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This month, an independent international commission, the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, headed by former chief Iraq weapons inspector Hans Blix, released its report, "Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Arms." The commission, whose members include former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry, reminds us that the 27,000 existing nuclear weapons are "not an abstract theory," and rejects the hypocritical view that nuclear weapons in the hands of some pose no threat, while in other hands they place the world in "mortal jeopardy." The commission holds the United States largely responsible for the current nuclear crisis, in which threats of further proliferation to additional countries and possible terrorist acquisition are inextricably linked to threats from existing nuclear arsenals. |
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Announcement :: Animal Rights : Environment |
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Help stop the Mexican wolf slaughter! |
by Nantac Pack
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23 Jun 2006
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is destroying yet another family of Mexican gray wolves – even though the agency has identified the species as the most endangered mammal in North America. The male of the recently released Nantac Pack was just shot and killed, and the female is being hunted down right now. |
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News :: International Relations : Iraq : Media |
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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 6/23/06 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! |
by Dan Roberts
outfarpress (nospam) saber.net (verified) |
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22 Jun 2006
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A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Spain, Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Economy : Elections & Legislation : Labor : Political-Economy |
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Congress Values Own Paychecks More Than Workers |
by Holly Sklar
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21 Jun 2006
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The minimum wage sets the wage floor. When the minimum wage sinks, it drags down wages for workers up the pay scale as well. Between 1968 and 2005, worker productivity rose 111 percent, but the average hourly wage fell 5 percent, adjusting for inflation, and the minimum wage fell 43 percent. |
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