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Lots of soldiers could die in Iraq — and not fighting ISIS
Above: the Mahdi Army holds military parade on June 21, 2014, calling for unity among Sunnis and Shiites against Islamic…
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Framed by the racist courts: North Carolina men exonerated after 30 years
On Sept. 3, 2014 two brothers, Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, were released from prison in North Carolina where the…
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Climate crisis: No solution under capitalism
According to the annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin compiled by the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Atmosphere Watch network, (an agency of…
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Four-way conflict in Yemen hitting crisis point
Given the limited quantity and quality of mainstream media reporting, a resident of the United States could be forgiven for…
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SU students rally for consent, confront chancellor
On a sunny fall day, around 200 people—faculty, students, staff, and community members—gathered on the main quad on Syracuse University…
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Bombs, guns, violence and the CPD
In Rogers Park, where I am running for alderman in the 49th ward, a car parked on a residential street…
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Credit card companies out for blood
Wage theft! A recent report by ProPublica and NPR well documents a new form of wage theft being carried out…
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The world stands up for the Cuban Five
September 12 marked the 16th anniversary of the arrest of the Cuban Five- men who went undercover in Miami to…
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Building a city for the rich–fare hike in San Francisco
On Labor Day, San Francisco public transportation fees increased. This was the first increase since 2009—when a formula was…
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Ending domestic violence
When celebrities or athletes are revealed as perpetrators or survivors of violence in their intimate relationships, intense media and public…
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President’s immigration delay: A kick in the teeth to Latinos, immigrants
President Obama, April 2009, in reference to his pledge of Comprehensive Immigration Reform: “I see the process moving this first…
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Cuban 5: imprisoned for fighting terrorism
Originally posted in COUNTERPUNCH Weekend Edition September 12-14, 2014. The Cuban Five are Not Alone Can you be imprisoned for…
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NJ nursing home workers—STRIKE!
The workers at four nursing homes in northern New Jersey have voted to call a three-day strike against Alaris Health to…
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Anti-war movement responds to Obama’s speech on Iraq, Syria and the Islamic State
President Obama’s new war plans in Iraq and Syria will not liberate the people of either country but will lead…
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Drop the charges against Shaneen Allen!
“I think they are against women and I think the judge is sexist.” —Shaneen Allen Last fall, Philadelphia mother Shaneen…
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Reflections on the killing of an innocent teen, Rashawn Williams
On late Tuesday night, Sept. 2, the Mission District community in San Francisco began to disseminate the unthinkable news that…
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Pittsburgh to Ferguson: solidarity and linked struggles
Several actions were organized over this past weekend across Pittsburgh to show solidarity with the uprising in Ferguson and connect…
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No governmental action despite warnings of nuclear meltdown
Within days of the record 6.0 earthquake that shook northern California last month, the Associated Press released the findings of…
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The NATO summit—a meeting of the mob
A three-day summit of the top crime bosses of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the military arm of the U.S.…
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10 more workers killed in Turkey by capitalist thirst for profit
On September 6th, 10 workers were killed in a construction site in Istanbul, Turkey when the elevator carrying them plunged…
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