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Number of food stamp recipients increased 14 percent in 2010
Figures show that 43.6 million people in the United States received food stamps in 2010, without which they would have…
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Women’s right to choose under assault in Wichita, Kan.
A Kansas state judge has issued a restraining order preventing Dr. Mila Means from providing abortion services in Wichita, where…
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Syracuse socialism conference brings together activists
On Feb. 12,more than 50 people gathered for the Syracuse Liberation Conference in Central New York to discuss local and…
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‘Scott Walker is another tool of the ultra rich’
Liberation News correspondents have been sending in frequent eyewitness updates from the frontlines of the of the unfolding labor struggle…
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Breaking News: ‘We have moved into the Capitol Building.’
Second interview with Austin Thompson, an eyewitness to the dramatic demonstrations by students and workers in a dramatic action protesting…
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Wisconsin governor threatens public workers with National Guard
On Feb. 15, thousands of workers and supporters demonstrated at the Capitol in Madison, Wis., to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s…
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Youth and students stand up for public-sector workers
Liberation News interviews Samantha Hooser, a student participating in the protests in Madison, Wis., in solidarity with the public-sector workers…
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Eyewitness from Wisconsin’s labor battle
Interview with Austin Thompson, an eyewitness to the dramatic demonstrations by students and workers in a dramatic action protesting a…
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Events across the U.S. salute the Egyptian people
On Feb. 11 and 12, actions took place across the United States to salute the people of Egypt. Below are…
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Iraq, Afghanistan veterans’ unemployment soars above nat’l average
Young adults have been flooding into military recruitment stations looking for jobs, education benefits and health care, but statistics show…
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The revolutionary role of Black soldiers in the Civil War
Despite a mix of racism and political logic initially preventing them from joining, eventually 180,000 Black soldiers served in the…
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Workers’ wages stagnate, Wall Street compensation soars
Working class wages have been stagnant since 1973, but for the bankers and the capitalists, compensation has been beating inflation.…
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Government lets homelessness prevention program run out of money
Experiencing high demand, a program that assists tenants with their rent is almost completely out of money—and without a militant…
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The hypocrisy of Zionism
Zionist organizations in the United States are conducting ad campaigns denouncing Palestinian "violence"—even as the Israeli state and settlers continue…
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Illinois takes a step toward LGBT equality
On Jan. 31, civil unions for same-sex partners were legalized in Illinois. LGBT rights activists see this as a step…
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Mubarak ousted: The people make history
The Egyptian people have done it. A revolution from below, developed without a fully prepared plan and without a formal…
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Outcome of battle over health care law will not solve health care crisis
The health care reform legislation signed into law by Pres. Obama last March has come under increasing attacks with a…
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Why can’t capitalism solve climate change?
The United States—the richest country in the world—seems incapable of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, while Cuba, with its scarce resources,…
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Egypt set to explode: Mubarak refuses to resign
The amazing steadfastness of the youth-led uprising coupled now with the dramatic entrance of the Egyptian working class into the…
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