05.09.08
SW articles
Here’s what’s new at SocialistWorker.org…
(after our first full week of daily publishing!)
http://socialistworker.org
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SocialistWorker.org Election 2008 coverage
Column: Lance Selfa
THE BEGINNING OF HER END?
Hillary Clinton wasn’t the only big loser on election night–so was the media establishment and its nuggets of conventional wisdom about the Democratic campaign.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/07/beginning-of-her-end
THE MYTH OF THE REACTIONARY WORKING CLASS
The “working class” and its much debated “bitterness” are at the forefront of the 2008 election, but with this has come a reprisal of longstanding stereotypes.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/09/myth-reactionary-working-class
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Reports from the struggle
“WE ARE ALL SEAN BELL”
Coordinated actions took place across New York May 7 over the not-guilty verdict for the police who killed Sean Bell.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/08/we-are-all-sean-bell
“ICE, YOU CAN’T INVADE OUR CITY!”
Immigrant rights supporters organized an emergency mobilization after ICE raids at a Bay Area restaurant chain.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/07/ice-cant-invade-our-city
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Features and opinion
Interview: Michael Klare
THE DEADLY SCRAMBLE FOR THE WORLD’S OIL
The growing global demand for energy is driving the world’s military powers into confrontations to control the earth’s dwindling resources.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/09/deadly-scramble-for-oil
Column: Sharon Smith
ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FABLES
The media that praise a new generation of Rockefellers for promoting alternative energy are ignoring the cruel history of the robber-baron family.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/08/rockefeller-family-fables
SUICIDE EPIDEMIC UNDER VA CARE
A recent class-action lawsuit has exposed the failure of the Veterans Administration to provide adequate mental health treatment to former soldiers.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/06/vets-suicide-epidemic
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