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Editorial The death of real democracy By Andrew Wodin-Schwartz, UMass student April 15, 2003 The current political situation in the United States of America is following a trend toward anti-democracy. With the Cold War now safely in the past, once again our wealth and power is being challenged, this time by a new force that has been largely dubbed "terrorists" or "Muslims" (the two are virtually indistinguishable in main-stream media). In response to these seemingly novel movements, the Bush administration has decided to declare ideological wars by taking many additional measures to ensure the continued growth of our wealth and...

Gov. Jeb Bush and Democratic challenger Bill McBride will have to pass through a phalanx of student activists and outside agitators to get to Tuesday's debate at the University of Central Florida. No one's ready to declare UCF the next Berkeley, but perhaps for the first time a left-wing activist organization is emerging -- and it's planning to use the gubernatorial debate for a coming-out party. "I definitely think this event will give the Progressive Council the credibility it needs," said co-organizer Michael Tiner, a senior from Fort Lauderdale studying liberal arts. The Bush and McBride debate will be in...