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Jim Crow in the North

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by Lewis M. Steel

In These Times, January 2009, pp. 47-48

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      9. No Choice for Immigrants by Kari Lydersen, p. 8
      10. Korean Workers Get Sirius by Mischa Gaus, p. 9
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      12. Mo' Power for Low Power by Jeremy Gantz, p. 11
      13. Bush's Final Purge by Christopher Moraff, p. 11
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      16. Back Talk by Susan J. Douglas, p. 14
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      10. Blackwater to Battle Pirates by Sanhita SinhaRoy, p. 9
      11. Nothing But Net by Elizabeth Kiefer, p. 10
      12. Victory for Smithfield Workers by Paul Abowd, p. 11
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      15. Cross-cultural in Connecticut by Melinda Tuhus, p. 13
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      4. Real Sex Ed Returns by Steve Yoder, pp. 28-29
      5. A Spectre Is Haunting America by David Moberg, pp. 30-32
      6. A Nation Divided by David Enders, pp. 33-35
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      4. Casualties Continue In Vietnam by Nick Turse, pp. 25-27
      5. An Inconvenient Woman by R.M. Arrieta, pp. 28-29
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      7. My Brother On Death Row by Alice Kim, pp. 28-29
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      4. Who's Got the Power? by David Moberg, pp. 22-23
      5. Coin Toss by Jordan Michael Smith, pp. 24-25
      6. Aiding and Abetting War Crimes by Frida Berrigan, pp. 26-27
      7. Israel's Gadfly by Robert Hirschfield, pp. 28-29
      8. Viewpoint by David Sirota, p. 7
      9. Back Talk by Susan J. Douglas, p. 8
      10. Litterers or Life-Savers by Kari Lydersen, p. 9
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      8. Back Talk by Susan J. Douglas, p. 8
      9. Viewpoint by Leonard C. Goodman, p. 9
      10. Making the Illegal Legal by Slavoj Zizek, p. 10
      11. Dear ITT Ideologist by Pete Karman, p. 11
      12. Chronically Displaced in NOLA by Fatima Shaik, p. 11
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      15. Canada Tightens Border by James M. Flammang, p. 14
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      20. The Politics of Enchantment by James William Gibson, p. 36
      21. Cover Photo by Claudia Parish
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      3. Labor's New Leader by David Moberg, pp. 22-23
      4. A Party With No Punch by David Sirota, pp. 24-25
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      12. Viewpoint by John Atlas, p. 9
      13. Ten Years After Seattle by Christopher Moraff, p. 10
      14. Dear Itt Ideologist by Pete Karman, p. 11
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      2. Mystery Island by Leonardo Padura Fuentes, pp. 2-3
      3. A Day In My Life (Any Day) by Yohamma Depestre, pp. 4-6
      4. From Fidel To Raul by Norberto Codina, p. 7
      5. Against the Demons by Jose Alejandro Rodriguez, p. 8
      6. Guerrilla Blogging by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, pp. 9-11
      7. Gay Life In Cuba, pp. 12-13
      8. We're Bad Cuz Nobody Loves Us by Yoss, pp. 14-44
      9. Sitting in for Healthcare by Diana Novak, p. 11
      10. Protecting Granny by Diana Novak, p. 12
      11. Jews on J Street by Ralph Seliger, p. 12
      12. Exhibits of Conscience by Kari Lydersen, pp. 13-15
      13. Out of Control by David Moberg, pp. 16-17
      14. Toxic Turf? by Gemma Baltazar, pp. 18-19
      15. Shawn of hte Left by Robert Hirschfield, pp. 20-21
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      17. Public Art in Hard Times by Gemma Baltazar, p. 41
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      19. Viewpoint by Noam Chomsky, p. 7
      20. Back Talk by Susan J. Douglas, p. 8
      21. Viewpoint by Paul Magno, p. 9
      22. Blowing Their Tops by Melinda Tuhus, p. 10
      23. Dear ITT Ideologist by Pete Karman, p. 11
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        The Making of an Elder Culture by Theodore Roszak
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