Last Updated: Jan 6, 2003
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We publish a newspaper every two weeks titled The Spark.
Issue no. 694 — January 6 - 20, 2003
Editorial
Editorial: 2003 – continuing on where 2002 left off – until we say "Enough!"
Pages 2-3
9/11 inquiry: Will Kean investigate his own business partners?
New treasury secretary brings great credentials – for a boss
Some SUVs get fat tax break – very nice for the auto industry
United Airlines: Massive demands for even more concessions
Pages 4-5
China: The super-exploitation of the toy factory workers
Venezuela: Fifth week of the bosses' "strike" against Chavez
Cloning – caught between religious fundamentalism, a con game and promising perspectives
Pages 6-7
Baltimore: Basic sanitation for sewer workers
Racism in names keeps black people from jobs
Chicago tortilla factory strike: Mexican workers and Mexican boss
Politicians play games with workers' checks
What the U.S. government doesn't want you to know about weapons of mass destruction