Two new hiring centers will be established in Long Island and some residents aren't too thrilled. Yet advocates say the hiring centers are vital not only for day migrant workers but also for contractors. Plus: like all revolutions, the mythology surrounding Cuba's is only half-true. Historian Julia Sweig has gained unprecedented access to state archives and her research shows that the middle class was far more instrumental in the overthrow of the Batista regime than previously believed, and that Castro's and Guevara's roles were much more limited.
Sowing The Seeds Of Love?
Gene Rudd, associate director of the Christian Medical Association, says embryo adoption is a humane option.
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Marion Nestle, professor and chair at the deptartment of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University and author of Food Politics (University of California Press, 2002), explains the FDA rules on organic labeling
Arabian Nights
New York high school students, Qasim Davis and Elizabeth Ranson, share their experiences from an AFS trip to the Saudi Arabia. Alex Plinio, president of AFS-USA, describes the program which was coordinated with the Saudi Gazette and the US State Department.
In the Backroom
Nadia Marin Molina, executive director of the Workplace Project, wants to establish more hiring centers in Long Island but JoAnn Russo, member of Sachem Quality of Life (www.sqlife.org) and a resident of Farmingdale where a center will be located, says they encourage the violation of labor and immigration laws.
Viva el Llano!
Julia Sweig, senior fellow and deputy director of the Latin America Program at the Council on Foreign Relations, and author of Inside The Cuban Revolution (Harvard University Press, 2002), challenges the popular perception of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro as the instigators of the Cuban Revolution.
Open Phones
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