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Militant Journalism
Columbus OH activists fight closure of park, site of a homeless encampment
The city's decision to close the park without offering alternative plans to house the people who live there exposes the…
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Features
Texas infrastructure nears collapse; millions without power, water
Four million or more Texans are without power. Outages that were initially called “rolling outages” are now lasting several days.…
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Analysis
Biden to heavily indebted students: Tough luck
The federal government owns 92 percent of student debt, but President Joe Biden is refusing to cancel that debt up…
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Analysis
Fight for $15: Is Biden trying to sabotage key provision of his own stimulus bill?
One of the biggest unanswered questions regarding the stimulus package is whether or not it will include a provision to…
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Analysis
22-year old climate change organizer arrested in India
Disha Ravi is accused of "sedition" for allegedly helping to create a digital "toolkit" to support the farmers' struggle.
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Analysis
Albuquerque teachers say, ‘Until cases decline, keep school online!’
Photo credit: Liberation screenshot of KOAT coverage. On Feb. 3, teachers and students held a protest outside of Albuquerque Public…
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Analysis
Impeachment fiasco: Trumpism gets new lease on life
Because of the approach adopted by the Democratic Party in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack, Trump’s acquittal was…
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Breaking the Chains
Karen Lewis and the class-conscious union
In a moment of crisis, Karen Lewis and the CORE caucus reinvigorated class consciousness in teachers’ unions.
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Analysis
Gulf Coast faces high eviction rates, despite CDC moratorium
Eviction rates in the Southeast region are exceeding national levels.
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Analysis
Mississippi laws threaten protesters with jail
In Mississippi, the first of these anti-protest laws was passed in June. The law threatens individuals who protest oil and…
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Militant Journalism
Family, supporters mark fourth anniversary of police killing
On Feb. 8, the family of Michael Barrera and their supporters gathered to mark the four-year anniversary of Michael’s death…
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Analysis
Greedy grocery giants sue to stop Seattle hazard pay for essential workers
“We see this kind of employer pushback every time we pass workers-rights laws, but it’s especially unfortunate in the middle…
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Militant Journalism
Interview: Formerly incarcerated organizer on Feb. 6 St. Louis jail protest
On February 10, Liberation News interviewed Ronnie Amiyn, an organizer with EXPO (Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing) St. Louis about the organization,…
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racism
Wrongly jailed Queens youth organized own defense from prison: Free Prakash Churaman!
The Free Prakash Alliance continues to demand that the Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz drop all charges against Prakash Churaman.
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Analysis
$3 billion to spare? Alabama’s governor spends on prisons
Alabama is making one of the largest public expenditures in the state’s history—on building new prisons. Governor Ivey should put…
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Analysis
Biden administration cynically manipulates LGBTQ rights struggle to advance empire
The hypocrisy of his claim is all too apparent: LGBTQ people continue to lack basic rights here in the US,…
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Labor
Make Our Schools and Communities Safe caravan takes to streets of San Francisco
More than 100 cars bearing signs saying “More resources, less lawsuits”; “Fund our schools”; and “Fund our communities” traveled through…
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Analysis
Biden’s first directive to the war machine
In his first presidential visit to the Pentagon yesterday, Joe Biden announced the creation of an anti-China task force. This…
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Features
Letter from an inmate: St Louis prisoners protest COVID violations, inhumane conditions
Early in the morning of February 6, inmates at the St. Louis City Justice Center protested for seven hours over…
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