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People may be confused about the causes of the great inequality they see, but they understand that business and government are not to be trusted. Now, more than ever, Chomsky's insight into the mechanics and role of propaganda is crucial.
Editorial
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COVERT BRIEFS
by Terry Allen
CHRONOLOGY OF CONFLICT
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As the war in Bosnia heats up, so do cries for the U.S. to do something, do anything. CAQ asks two experts to discuss their divergent views of the causes, conduct, and possible resolution of the conflict, as well as what intervention might mean.CONFLICTED KURDISTAN
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The U.S. plays a double game in Kurdish regions of the Middle East, helping some Kurds and hammering others. As usual, Kurdish popular interests fall by the wayside.NAFTA'S CORPORATE CON ARTISTS
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With the treaty ink barely dry, the very corporations that led the pro-NAFTA fight in Congress with promises of more jobs and a cleaner environment moved shops to Mexico. The cost, so far, is more than 35,000 lost jobs.THE WONDERFUL LIFE AND STRANGE DEATH OF WALTER REUTHER
Reuther's career as a labor leader who stood up for a broad social agenda earned him powerful enemies and a high place on Hoover's hit list. His death in a 1970 plane crash may have been the last in a long series of attacks against him.ARMED AND DANGEROUS: PRIVATE POLICE ON THE MARCH
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The era of dual law enforcement is here as government and corporations hire rent-a-cops to guard businesses and gated communities and to break strikes. Now, abuses by the private security industry and its employees themselves threaten public security.FAREWELL TO A FASCIST
Ryoichi Sasakawa, one of the world's leading fascists, died in July. CAQ says Sayonara.THE AFL-CIO IN MOSCOW
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With elections pending for the giant labor federation, its activities in Russia reveal an agenda which is serving U.S. foreign policy and corporate interests at the expense of workers in both countries.PRISON LABOR
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Private business and state prison systems have found a lucrative captive labor market. Civilian jobs and prisoners' rights are on the line as corporations set up factories and businesses behind bars.Off the Shelf: Books of Interest
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