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Hospitals make room for the rich, crowd the rest out
Health care is expensive in the United States, most of all for the caviar-munchers who use luxurious hospital rooms that…
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Mississippi pardons shine light on systemic racism
Outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour granted 222 acts of clemency. But his decision has highlighted questions about systemic racism in…
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Civil rights and the self-defense tradition
One element of Black history that tends to receive very little attention is the interplay in the movement between nonviolent…
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¡Manos fuera de Irán!
En este momento Irán es objeto de una fuerte presión internacional de tácticas criminales orquestada por EE.UU y la vecina…
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Occupy Syracuse attacked, demolished by police
On Jan. 18, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner issued a statement that the 109-day-old Occupy Syracuse encampment was to be evicted…
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Florida proposal to cut Medicaid draws opposition
Florida Governor Rick Scott’s proposal to cut Medicaid is drawing opposition and resurrecting Scott’s own troubles with Medicaid.
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Haditha massacre: Covering up war crimes in a criminal war
If Bradley Manning had slaughtered Iraqi civilians, he would have been set free instead of being locked up for 21…
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Militarism mixed with empty liberal rhetoric
This speech reaffirms that the U.S. presidency is a job that comes with a specific job description: CEO of the…
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Violence against women widespread in US
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey found that one in four women have experienced physical violence from an intimate…
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Obama administration stops Keystone XL project for now
In the face of militant opposition to the project, the Obama administration has decided that the Keystone XL pipeline will…
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Occupy Wall Street West shuts down banks!
The Bay Area Occupy movement declared Jan. 20 to be “Occupy Wall Street West”—a shutdown of San Francisco's financial district.
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DC Mayor, U.S. Conference of Mayors dramatizing, inflating cost of Occupy DC
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is exposing that the Mayor’s office, in coordination with the U.S. Conference of Mayors,…
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Cuba’s truths
Granma editorial answers the lies about Cuba that are being perpetuated in the international arena.
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Yemen’s Saleh granted amnesty over people’s protests
The interim government of Yemen has granted amnesty to Ali Abdullah Saleh, president for 33 years, as well as to…
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Sarkozy brags about deportation record
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Interior Minister Claude Gueant are bragging about the high number of immigrant workers deported in…
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Occupy Congress draws thousands to Capitol Hill
On Jan. 17, Occupy Congress, brought more than 2,000 people to Capitol Hill, who attempted to organize a “meet and…
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Jobs Not Jails coalition launched in Washington, D.C.
On Jan. 14,M approximately 100 workers, students and activists marched on Washington, D.C., to demand “Jobs Not Jails” and an…
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Sat., Feb. 4 Day of Action: No Sanctions, No War Against Iran!
The ANSWER Coalition is calling on everyone to join demonstrations on the Feb. 4 Nat'l Day of Action to demand:…
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The human cost of anti-immigrant policy
In a heartbreaking story, an injured, quadriplegic undocumented worker was deported from his hospital bed.
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2011: a year of attacks on reproductive rights
It is no secret that the right wing wishes to restrict women's right to control their reproductive health. The onslaught…
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