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July 29, 2004
Time’s Up
It’s been four years since the International AIDS Conference was first held in the developing world, in Durban, South Africa, and activists’ demand for universal treatment access was catapulted o
Esther Kaplan
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July 13, 2004
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July 9, 2004
Ken Lay, Enron and the US Public
Lay’s belated indictment reminds one of the limp response of Washington politics.
William Greider
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July 1, 2004
Incarceration, Inc.
Private prisons thrive on cheap labor and the hunger of job-starved towns.
Sasha Abramsky
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June 24, 2004
Minimum Security
Seeing the limits of living-wage laws, activists seek a raise for all workers.
Bobbi Murray
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June 24, 2004
Shameless in Iraq
EMENDATION: Naomi Klein reported in her July 12 “Lookout” column that Aegis CEO Tim Spicer helped put down rebels and stage a military coup in Papua New Guinea. Actually, although his secret employment by the PNG government to put down rebels became a divisive issue within the PNG military and led to a military coup, Spicer played no role in staging the coup. (7/14/04)
Naomi Klein
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June 24, 2004
Unnatural Acts
By now, it has become something of a media cliché to watch “fringe” protesters jumping up and down from the edges of G-8 conferences held at ever more remote locations.
Patricia J. Williams
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June 24, 2004
Tyson’s Moral Anchor
Readers who’d like to support the workers of Local 556 can send a tax-deductible donation to “Safe Work/Safe Food,” c/o Teamsters Local 556, 1750 Portland Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362.
Eric Schlosser
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June 18, 2004
Dick Cheney and the $5 Million Man
Will Dick Cheney be indicted for past Halliburton abuses?
Doug Ireland
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June 10, 2004
Will Labor Take the Wal-Mart Challenge?
Under the gun, unions are realizing they have to think outside the big box.
Liza Featherstone