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The Spark Newspaper

We publish a newspaper every two weeks titled The Spark.

Issue no. 852 — August 31 - September 14, 2009

Editorial

Editorial: Labor Day 2009: Fight for Our Own Recovery

Pages 2-3

Get Sick and Go Bankrupt!

Health Insurance: Less Care, More Profit

Endangering Health to Cut Costs

New Orleans of the Rich

Baltimore Schools Fail

Why Are Detroit Schools Broke?

L.A. Charter Schools for the Mayor’s Cronies

Baltimore – The Rich Get Richer ...

Chicago: Furloughs & Subsidies

Prince George County MD: Turn This Bus Around

Pages 4-5

Afghanistan: Democratic Elections Are a Farce

U.S. Forces Still Operating in Baghdad

An Old Diplomatic Secret

Swiss Bank Secrecy Alive and Well

Golfing with a Banker

Who Has Bernanke “Rescued”

Who Will Control the Fed?

Stock Market: Another Bubble

Pages 6-7

Haiti: Workers’ Voices Are Heard

Ford Faces a Problem Extorting More Concessions

Page 8

Upsurge of Protest in Detroit

Detroit City Workers Protest

Give Raises Where Raises Are Due

Detroit Bus Protests – Bing Backs Off

Detroit Teachers Protest Cuts

 
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