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The Spark Newspaper
We publish a newspaper every two weeks titled The Spark.
Issue no. 755 — August 1 - 15, 2005
Editorial
Editorial: The unions need a new leadership – one that is ready to lead a fight
Pages 2-3
AFL-CIO resolution: A pro-war resolution passed off as anti-war
1935: Workers were organizing. The CIO ran to catch up
GI gets 15 months because he won't do a second tour in Iraq
Frist converts to science! Perhaps he did a poll?
Chicago: 9,000 homeless school children
Energy bill: A big gift to the corporations
Pages 4-5
British police shoot first, ask questions later
Famine in Niger: The barbaric logic of capitalism
Bush's plan: When the truth is inconvenient – bury it!
Saudi Arabia: Educated women and hypocrites
Iraqi women demonstrate for rights
Pages 6-7
40th Anniversary of the Watts Rebellion
California's San Joaquin Valley: Blood in the fields
Page 8
Iraq: Military occupation sows chaos in the population
Iraq: Civilian casualties climb – at the hands of the U.S. occupation forces