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We publish a newspaper every two weeks titled The Spark.
Issue no. 733 — August 30 - September 13, 2004
Editorial
Editorial: Convention time: Round two
Pages 2-3
Changing state budget priorities with no $$ saved
National study shows what teachers knew – charter schools worse
Latest figures show enormous poverty during a recovery
Los Angeles: Hospitals close ERs because too many people use them
Regulations for the benefit of business
A swift trip away from real issues
Pages 4-5
Millions of people condemned to death from malaria – no money for treatment
The Sahel devastated by locusts
Torture of prisoners in Iraq: Investigations blame those responsible, but let them off scot free
Venezuela: Chavez's victory ... but what guarantees for working people?
Pages 6-7
Chicago: Payday loans – legalized loan sharking
US Air Chief threatens to liquidate
Rotating shifts: Jet lag on the assembly line
Page 8
Oil: "A speculator's paradise"