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Newspaper of the Communist Workers Party, Volume 8, Issue 5. Includes articles on: the Independent Commission on international Development Issues warning of the economic crisis potentially deepening; the PBS documentary about the Greensboro Massacre, “88 Secondsâ€; the reconvening of the Greensboro Massacre Grand Jury; the Congressional Black Caucus’ support for the calls for a special prosecutor for the Greensboro Massacre civil rights suit; the extradition of a former Nazi Gestapo head to France; Palau rejection of U.S. nuclear weapons; the refusal to consider a petition against a massive water project that would divert a river to serve as a coolant for a nuclear power plant; Western Airlines decision to longer take deported Salvadoran refugees back to El Salvador; homelessness in Houston; fight against gentrification in New York City; vice president Bush’s tour of Europe; the potential for U.S. military intervention of El Salvador; investigations into Israel’s massacre of Palestinians in Beirut; the revolutionary potential of black workers, and their demands; South African Prime Minister Botha’s proposal for a new three tiered parliament; a reflection on government involvement with the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X; secretary of the interior James Watt’s continued antagonism with indigenous peoples; the opportunity to build a base for black power in Chicago in the Chicago mayor democratic primary; a call for a conference on Communist unity; the establishment of the United States Football League (USFL); lightweight boxing champion Ray Mancini being scheduled to defend his title in South Africa; and a coalition of U.S. and Mexican citizens demonstrating against U.S. support of El Salvador’s Junta.