Kenneth Hermann provides a searing indictment of hypocritical US policy that recognizes the suffering of US Vietnam War veterans due to the devastating use of agent Orange during the war, but refuses to recognize the millions of Vietnamese suffering as well. Lawrence Albright looks at the history and contemporary situation of jazz in the US. Filmmaker Ken Keating discusses his new movie Giuliani Time. In her latest commentary, welfare rights activist Pat Gowens points to links between mothers in Wisconsin and Israel, as governments in both places have privatized welfare/workfare services to the same company. Beatrice Lumpkin takes us on a journey through industrial America in her story “Mary, Toll and Die Maker.” Joel Wendland provides a peek at the struggles to hold the World Peace Forum in Vancouver, BC. Please also take a look at our book reviews, commentary, the quiz, and much more. Keep sending us your letters to let us know what you think, what you agree or disagree with, and what we should be covering.
In struggle,
PA Editors
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