05.16.08
SW news
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TREATED LIKE CATTLE BY ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descended on an Iowa slaughterhouse in the largest raid in the state’s history.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/14/treated-like-cattle
Interview: Rania Masri
WHAT’S DRIVING LEBANON’S CRISIS?
A writer and activist explains the backdrop to the confrontation that led to new fighting between government forces and the Hezbollah militia.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/16/driving-lebanon-crisis
SPIED ON BY THE KING
Fast-food giant Burger King was caught with its royal pants down when reports revealed the company was spying on farmworker rights activists.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/16/spied-on-by-king
THE FRENCH MAY
The struggles of May 1968 in France 40 years ago produced an enormous shift to the left around the world and revived hopes in revolutionary change.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/15/the-french-may
INTRO TO CHOMSKY
A new book has collected writings from throughout Noam Chomsky’s life as one of the world’s most respected and influential thinkers.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/15/essential-noam-chomsky
Column: Joe Allen
TELEVISION’S BUFFOONS AND BIGOTS
With few exceptions, white working-class people are presented on TV via the same stereotypes that pervade American culture.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/14/loveable-buffoons
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