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— Marx and Engels

Spark Newspaper

We publish a newspaper every two weeks titled The Spark.

Issue no. 816 — February 18 - March 3, 2008

• Editorial: U.S. troops out of Iraq – end the war
• Democratic primaries: Not so democratic
• Defense Budget
• Unhealthy beef shipped to schools – with government approval
• California: Public millions funneled to private companies
• Chicago: Doctor shortage endangers women at county hospital
• Afghanistan journalist faces death for questioning situation of women
• The veil in Turkey : Maintaining women as slaves
• Book review: A Thousand Splendid Suns – The women of Afghanistan without a voice
• 40 years ago: The Tet Offensive – a turning point in the Vietnam War
• The racketeers are in charge
• The real purpose of the UAW contract laid bare
• Grain prices: Speculators gamble with our food
• 40 years ago: the Memphis sanitation strike
• The economy in trouble: What to do?

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