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News :: Right Wing
Bush's Campaign Finds Platform On Local Radio
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29 Dec 2003
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Announcement :: Peace
DATE CHANGE: Organizing Meeting For March 20th Midwest Regional Anti-War Protest
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29 Dec 2003
In order to better accommodate the travel needs of out-of-town participants, the date of the first organizing meeting for the March 20th Midwest Regional Anti-War Protest in Chicago has been CHANGED.
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Commentary :: Miscellaneous
Revolutionary Music Review: Evan Greer
Current rating: 3
28 Dec 2003
Young political songwriter Evan Greer has made a name for himself in Boston by gracing stages with the likes of David Rovics, Howard Zinn, and Tim Robbins. Erin Osgood of Flamejolt Magazine reviews his music, his politics, and his message.
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News :: Civil & Human Rights
Panels Will Look Into Allegations Of Abuse By Police During FTAA Protests In Miami
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28 Dec 2003
"What is needed is to get enough of these stories told and into public awareness so that people can begin to react to them as facts and not just dismiss them out of hand," said community activist Santiago Leon. "Every story that is reproduced, every observation that is recorded, is valuable."
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News :: Globalization
NAFTA: North American Deal Dismal After A Decade
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27 Dec 2003
According to Public Citizen, despite the economic growth of the 1990s, U.S. real wages are still below 1972 levels, while income inequality has skyrocketed because of the shift from manufacturing jobs to employment in services, where wages are far less.

According to the Institute of Policy Studies, NAFTA has also had a detrimental impact on the ability of U.S. workers to fight for better wages and working conditions. U.S. employers now often threaten to move to Mexico and other low-wage countries in order to fight unions and restrain wages.
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News :: Protest Activity
Israel Shoots Unarmed Israeli Peace Activist With Live Ammunition
Current rating: 3
27 Dec 2003
Bizarrely, the original AP caption suggests that one of the activists shot was a 'tourist': "Israeli soldiers aim at Israeli and foreign peace activists during a demonstration against the security fence Israel is building along the West Bank and its limits with Israel Friday Dec. 26, 2003 near the West Bank town of Qalqiliya. Shortly after, Israeli troops fired live rounds at peace activists
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Commentary :: Iraq
American Banana Problem ?
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27 Dec 2003
one day
6 heroes dead
6 collaborators dead
43 heroes wounded to cripples
And no personalized evil in sight to blame
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Commentary :: Labor
BTL:Rev. Billy Takes His Gospel Of 'Stop Shopping' To Stores That...
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27 Dec 2003
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...Sell Products Produced by Sweatshop Labor. Interview with the Rev. Billy, Church of Stop Shopping, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
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Announcement :: Agriculture
PR Watch's "Mad Cow USA" Is Free Online
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27 Dec 2003
For those seeking information and/or background on the mad cow issue, check out "Mad Cow USA" by PR Watch authors John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton (the same people who brought you "Toxic Sludge is Good For You").
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Commentary :: Peace
Peace Porridge #36: 24 December 2003 - Juvenile Justice In Iraq
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26 Dec 2003
Things were different before the invasion! Liberation? Hardly! Terrorize? Absolutely! What possible chance is there to bring about peace in Iraq with storm trooper tactics against school children and teachers? The fact that some of these children have chosen Saddam over the soldiers of the US occupational forces must tell you something! It certainly should!
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