Dominican community honors Martinez
NEW YORK – On March 17, a coalition of left and progressive organizations of the Dominican community in the Washington Heights neighborhood here gathered to pay homage to the memory of Orlando Martinez. Martinez was a leader of the Communist Party in the Dominican Republic, and major journalistic voice in the struggle against the Balaguer dictatorship. Martinez wrote for newspapers, edited the magazine El nacional and worked on television. He was assassinated March 17, 1975, by agents of the dictatorship.
Editorials
The states’ fiscal crisis/Stop the war here and abroad
Hospital or a military base?
The difference that a revolution makes shows up in how a nation relates to the rest of the world.
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All journalists at risk/Vouchers undemocratic
Sharon establishes buffer zone
TEL AVIV – Under sharp pressure from growing protests in Israel and from European and neighboring Arab governments, the government of Ariel Sharon announced some relief for the Palestinian population on the occasion of the three-day Muslim Eid-el-Adha feast of sacrifice, which began Feb. 22.
Enron doctor
Dr. John Mendelsohn works a day job as president of the University of Texas’ M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. It’s not a bad job. Wealthy people and corporations dump money into the good doctor’s coffers. To view the entire article, click on the headline. To visit the webpage of Enron's press release about the 'Enron Doctor', click here.
Honor Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farmworkers of America (UFW) was one of the heroic figures of the 20th century.
Enron Prize: Russian, Central Asian power
HOUSTON, Texas – When former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay and former Secretary of State James Baker welcomed Mikhail Gorbachev to Houston in 1997 to receive the Enron Prize for Distinguished Public Service, more was at stake than toasting corporate America’s victory in the Cold War. For the entire article, click on the headline. To read Enron's own press release on its award to Gorbachev, click here.
