Public Art: Whose Version of History? | by Diana Scott Native Americans protest revival of old San Francisco statue in front of new city library |
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Clinton Backslides on Forest Protection | by Philip E. Daoust Clinton appears to have abandoned his promise to help repeal the "salvage rider" law endangering old-growth forests |
Paint, Oil Companies Win Lead-Poison Fund Case | by Steven Barmazel Companies will not have to contribute to fund for treatment of lead poisoning in children under six |
State Senator Tied to Freemen Movement | by Jeff Elliott Southern California Senator filed 1992 papers in Santa Rosa renouncing U.S., state citizenship in favor of a "white man's citizenship" that released him from obligation to pay income taxes |
Hundreds of Immigrants Die at Texas-Mexico Border | Stepped-up border patrols will cause more deaths, while most illegal immigration is by people who enter with valid tourist visas |
Illinois Dispute Brings up Specter of East Timor | by Farhan Haq A union fighting a three month lock-out claims company owners are linked to the 1975 massacre |
New Discovery Defies Indian Migration Theory | by Jim Lobe New discoveries in the Amazon may debunk popular theories about Native people crossing Bering strait land bridge |
Guyana to Examine Gold Mining Damage | by Bert Wilkinson After the "cyanide river" disaster last August, the government is about to track environmental damage for the first time |
Nuclear Testing Legacy Remains | by Elaine Hopkins While aboveground nuclear testing in the U.S. is long over, the veterans and workers that participated die lingering deaths |
Poverty Lowers IQ, Study Says | Living in poverty has a measurable effect on children's intellegence, debunking claims made by "Bell Curve" claims of racial inferiority |
Flap Over Confederate Flag at Atlanta Olympics | by Farhan Haq Protests over the Confederate "stars and bars" on the Georgia flag flying over the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta |
U.S. Firm Exports Hazardous Pesticide | by Haider Rizvi Uniroyal Corp. sells hazardous pesticide overseas even though it has been withdrawn from domestic markets for "health and safety reasons" |
Florida Spinach Wars | by Arjay Morgan Vietnamese farmers are battling the state for right to grow a traditional plant that Florida considers a noxious weed |
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