#67 Jan/Feb 2004
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Two more winners in our ongoing rubber ducky essay contest!

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Politics

Administration's Facade of Credibility Erodes
Official investigations are slowly prying out information on 9/11, butwith considerable obstacles
by Rodger Herbst

Emerging Democratic Majority: So What?
It makes no difference until Dems move to suburbs, or we get a fairelectoral system
by Steven Hill and Rob Richie

Voting Your Global Conscience
The Simultaneous Policy offers an ingenious scheme to take back theworld
by Syd Baumel

The Coalition of the Smelling

Economy

Low Income Credit Union Opens Doors
press release from TULIP

Workplace

Golden Parachute (of Revenge)
by anonymous

Illegal Economy
Wal-Mart immigration sting leads to policy changes
by Briana Olson

Books

Beyond Capitalism
book review by Dave Zink

Protest Primer

Toward a Toxic-Free Future

Dirt-y Secrets
Vashon Islanders learn to limit exposure to persistent toxins
by Kari Mosden

Toxic Breastmilk
news and ideas from Washington Toxics Coalition
by Sibyl Diver and Laurie Valeriano

Nature

Lost Orca No 'Free Willy'
by Hanna Lee

Health

The Vaccine Conflict
UPI Investigates
by Mark Benjamin, UPI Investigations Editor

Law

Solidarity With Leonard Peltier
March and Rally in Tacoma
by Steve Hapy Jr, Arthur J. Miller, and Tacoma Leonard Peltier Support

Who Killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
Interview with King family attorney William F. Pepper by Joe Martin

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reviews by Dr. John Ruhland

Documentaries Among Year's Best

Two of the best political films of the past year are truly outstanding documentaries: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, an Australian release, and Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War, which has been screened around the country by the peace group MoveOn.org.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised was filmed by a crew that was making a documentary on the very popular and democratically elected President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. The US-assisted attempted coup took place while the crew was filming in the presidential mansion. The Venezuelan media, with the exception of the single government-run channel, is owned by the wealthy minority of the country. In the documentary, the corporate media is shown to blatantly alter news in order to try to support the coup.

A similar film, the 1975 documentary film about the CIAÕs overthrow of President Salvador Allende, entitled The Battle of Chile, by Patricio Guzman, is one of my picks for the list of top political movies of all time. I would put The Revolution Will Not Be Televised just ahead of that film on my list. The newer film is better because it is both succinct and complete. For more information on Revolution, see the filmÕs webpage at www.chavezthefilm.com/html/backgrd/bolivar.htm.

The film Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War, was screened on Sunday, December 7 across the country by MoveOn.org. I attended a screening for which 25 people had signed up. About three times that many people attended. It was inspiring and enjoyable to watch as a group. We had several good laughs, despite the serious nature of the film. After the film, we had a long discussion. Multiply that number of people by over 2,000 separate screenings that took place that day, and to this number add many screenings on following days, and you get an idea how many people are now well-educated on BushÕs lies about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction. For more information and reviews of the movie, or to order an inexpensive copy of the film, go to www.truthuncovered.com.



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