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We publish a newspaper every two weeks titled The Spark.
Issue no. 649 — January 22 - February 5, 2001
Editorial
Editorial: The new president's speech covers up the same old capitalist attacks
Pages 2-3
California power crunch: investing less in electricity and more in speculation
The drop in crime slows down –to only five times the rate in other countries
Clinton plays the game to the last minute
Pages 4-5
Venezuela: A populist president hostile to workers
Haiti's bad weather: A heavy balance sheet of misery
Book Review: Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance
Pages 6-7
Maryland: No one should work in bad air!
One more budget crisis in Baltimore's public schools
Flint nurses' courage pays off