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Anti-corporate ‘convergence’ held in St. Louis
Some 400 activists from across the country attended the anti-corporate Midwest Rising: Convergence 2011 in St. Louis, Aug. 12-15.
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Demand justice for SSG Jared Hagemann
Staff Sergeant Jared Hagemann was found on June 28 at a training area on base with a gunshot wound to…
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NATO’s rebels are lynching black people in Libya
While NATO has been massacring civilians with air strikes, the “rebels” have been rounding up, beating and lynching black people…
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Foreign student workers demonstrate at Hershey Company
Hundreds of foreign student workers in Pennsylvania walked off the job and demonstrated Aug. 17 and 18 protesting low wages…
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Census shows significant increase of same-sex couples
New data from the U.S. Census show a roughly 50 percent increase in the number of same-sex couples between 2000…
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Economic ‘recovery’ continues to evaporate
Hopes for an end to the capitalist economic crisis were dashed Aug. 26, when the latest gross domestic product statistics…
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Why elections matter—to the capitalists
Imagine if George W. Bush had received a four-year extension to his term of office and he alone had presided…
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Social networking in the not-so ‘free world’
The supposed champions of free speech in Britain and the United States are threatening to shut off cell phone service…
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Activists to prison system: Grant hunger strikers’ demands
On Aug. 23, demonstrators in Sacramento held the CDCR accountable for granting demanded prisoners concessions won by the hunger strike.
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Mubarak on trial for killing protesters
On Aug. 3,former dictator Hosni Mubarak was wheeled in on a stretcher into the defendants' cage as his trial started.
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On the 100th birthday of the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap
Yesterday, the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap, communist and great revolutionary leader, turned 100 years old. He is one of…
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Eyewitness Libya tour stops in Pittsburgh
On Aug. 21, 100 people packed Monumental Baptist Church in Pittsburgh’s to hear an eyewitness account of the imperialist attack…
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Imperialist powers admit they want to ‘own’ Libya
If an imperialist country conducts a lengthy military operation against an independent nation, it intends to gain the “ownership” of…
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No end in sight for education crisis
In California, while prison spending has been on the rise, students have been forced to pay more and more every…
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Chilean workers and students declare two-day strike
Demanding changes to education, taxes, health care, pensions and a new labor code, students and union workers took part in…
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Philippine military violates human rights
Human Rights Watch recently reported that the government of the Philippines allows its military to violate human rights and kill…
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High cost of healthy eating hurts poor, workers
The price of the most nutrient-dense foods has risen faster than other foods, according a recent study from the University…
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Protesters stand up for Africa outside White House
On Aug. 20, the message “U.S./NATO/France, Hands Off Africa!” was delivered to the President Barack Obama outside the White House.
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Immigrant youth shut down streets in Chicago
On Aug. 17 immigrant and undocumented youth engaged in militant protest and direct action at a Homeland Security public hearing.
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Pressure on to end deportations under Secure Communities
Carrying signs reading "Stop ripping families apart," 300 people packed a forum in Los Angeles on Aug. 15 to demand…
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