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UI Habitat for Humanity Breaks Ground Saturday on New House |
by UI Habitat for Humanity
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19 Jul 2002
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Habitat for Humanity at the University of Illinois cordially invites you to attend the groundbreaking ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday July 20, 2002.
The house site is located at 1304 Berkley, Urbana. |
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An Economist's View of the Stock Market |
by Mark Weisbrot
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19 Jul 2002
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Even after the past week's carnage, the price-to-earnings ratio of the average stock is about 20 to 1, or about a third higher than its historical average of 15 to 1. Before the tech stock bubble began to deflate, we often heard that we were living in a "new economy" in which such "old economy" rules relating stock prices to earnings didn't apply. We now know that these pronouncements were delusional. |
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Globalisation's death squads |
by cooleyboy
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19 Jul 2002
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Repression of trade unionists and resistance across the world
CESAR BLANCO Moreno was on his way from work last month when he was shot dead in the street. The unknown gunmen made their escape. Everyone in the town knew why Cesar had been killed.He worked at the Ecopetrol oil refinery in the Colombian city of Bucaramanga. And he was the leader of the USO oil workers' trade union branch in the city. Cesar was the 68th trade unionist to be murdered in Colombia so far this year. The South American country is the most dangerous place in the world to be a trade unionist. |
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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 7/19/02 ¡Listen Globally! |
by Dan Roberts
outfarpress (nospam) saber.net (unverified) |
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18 Jul 2002
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A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.5MB) and quick download (3.4MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast upon notification. Netherlands, Germany, Cuba, Russia, China, and Spain. |
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The Old Spin on the 'New Economy' |
by Norman Solomon
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18 Jul 2002
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"The real losers from a stock market crash will be the workers who lose most of their pensions, and the workers who must struggle to find jobs in the ensuing recession. Once again, those at the bottom will pay for the foolishness of those at the top." |
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The Criminal "High Cabal" |
by see material
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16 Jul 2002
Modified: 18 Jul 2002 |
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Americans are crying out for Justice, has it been so long since this concept was common amongst the people? |
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County Auctions Courthouse Treasure in Private Auction to Employees Only |
by Michael Stevens
sdsester (nospam) prairienet.org (unverified) |
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18 Jul 2002
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Auction was corrupt in concept but to exclude the public that paid, and perhaps sat in jurors chairs or in other parts of the courthouse? The silent auction caught flack from angry taxpayers who screamed. No prices were published. Who got the stuff and the money? |
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Israeli article on impact of divestiture movement |
by haaretz, via gehrig
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17 Jul 2002
Modified: 18 Jul 2002 |
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Relevant quote: "They note that while campaigns against South African investment in the mid-1980s drew little opposition, the anti-Israel petitions are spawning counter-petitions that may out-number the originals." One activist: "Our goal is to collect 10-30 signatures against divestiture for every pro-divestiture signature." |
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The Need for Campus Divestment from racists states |
by Fadi Kiblawi
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17 Jul 2002
Modified: 18 Jul 2002 |
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Today, these same leaders, including Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Ronnie Kasrils, and Breyton Breytenbach, continue to be driven by these same fundamental principles, and as a result, have caused a stir in the international community with their recent declarations that Israel’s occupation of Palestine bears the same markings of apartheid South Africa. |
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