Last Updated: May 19, 2008
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The Spark Newspaper
We publish a newspaper every two weeks titled The Spark.
Issue no. 822 — May 19 - June 2, 2008
Editorial
Editorial: Want lower oil prices? Stop speculation!
Pages 2-3
Running low on fuel over the ocean
Making inflation disappear – on paper!
Speculation: Financial products based on starvation
Delta-Northwest merger– new job cuts planned
Pages 4-5
Box: There are none so stupid as those who will not remember
Myanmar: The catastrophe is natural, the misery and dictatorship are not!
45 years ago in Birmingham: A turning point in the Civil Rights struggle
Chinese earthquake hits the poor harder than the rich
Pages 6-7
Riveting TV – The Wire: Seasons 1-5
American Axle strike: At a crossroads
Auto: Jobs bank no longer safe
Page 8
Corporations avoid paying taxes – and it’s legal
LA schools: Lead in the fountains