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Unions pack Ohio Statehouse to oppose anti-worker bill
As many as 5,000 workers from across the state filled the Ohio Statehouse on Feb. 17 to stand against the…
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Killer cop will not be prosecuted in Seattle
A public outcry arose as King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced he will not pursue criminal charges against a Seattle…
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The U.S. government’s three-pronged offensive against China
In the run-up to the arrival of Chinese Pres. Hu Jintao in January, almost every mainstream U.S. political figure called…
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Veterans, GIs to Wisconsin National Guard: ‘Stand with the workers and students!’
March Forward!, an organization of veterans and active-duty service members, issues a letter to the Wisconsin National Guard.
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Iran’s Green Movement and Egypt’s revolution: A class analysis
In concert with imperialist media outlets, many liberal forces are drawing parallels between the mass uprisings in U.S. client Arab…
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Soaring food prices hit the world’s poor
Global food prices reached a record high in January, with the rising cost of food pushing some 44 million people…
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Jordanian protesters demand change on the heels of Egyptian uprising
Protests in Amman sparked by high prices and a troubled education system demand political and economic reforms and show support…
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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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