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Workers in Norwich, Conn., organize against cuts to social services
Municipal workers organized by United Electrical Workers Local 222 are fighting back against social service cuts and a pay freeze…
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Census shows widespread poverty
According to a report published by the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2009 15.7 percent of people in the United States…
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Given life sentences for $11 crime, Scott sisters finally released
The racist character of the justice system could not be more evident, given disproportionate sentencing of Black defendants to death…
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Tunisian people’s rebellion overthrows dictatorship
The dictatorship of Tunisian president Ben Ali has fallen, overthrown by a popular rebellion against corruption, unemployment and state repression.
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Washington cheers referendum to dismember Sudan
On Jan. 9 and 10, the people of Sudan voted on a referendum to divide their country. At the time…
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Los Angeles teachers endure privatization onslaught
Last month, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa attacked United Teachers Los Angeles, California’s largest teachers' union, in a vitriolic speech…
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Afghanistan: Resistance forces make gains against the occupation
As the deadliest year of the Afghanistan war wrapped up with 499 U.S. fatalities, Pres. Obama spoke to a room…
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White House working hard to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open
U.S. President Barack Obama pledged to close the Guantanamo Bay prison two years ago. However, we cannot expect the prison,…
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Police provocateur exposed in sham trial of environmental activists
British prosecutors dropped charges against six environmentalist protesters on Jan. 10 after learning that an undercover police provocateur offered to…
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Rally demands “Shut Down Guantanamo”
On Jan. 11, groups rallied in Washington, D.C. to demand "Shut down Guant??namo," two years after President Obama signed an…
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Rally and press conference demands justice for Douglas Zerby
A rally and press conference held by the ANSWER Coalition and family of Douglas Zerby in front of the Long…
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Class struggle, art, and censorship
A number of well-known political artists and anti-war veterans gathered outside of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles…
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A solution to the budget crisis? Tax the rich!
In a recent poll, 61 percent of respondents stated that the first thing to do about the the budget crisis…
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California budget attacks higher education
California Gov. Jerry Brown plans to cut $1 billion from California’s university system and $400 million in from community colleges,…
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Cuba achieves record low infant mortality rate
Cuba has attained the lowest infant mortality rate in its history, recording only 4.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in…
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McCarthyite legislation approved by Israeli Knesset
By a 41-15 margin, the Israeli Knesset has approved legislation that will advance the creation of a commission of inquiry…
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Pay freeze announced for federal workers
On Nov. 29, Pres. Obama announced a two-year pay freeze for nearly two million workers employed by the federal government…
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The PSL in 2010: ‘What do we do? Stand up, fight back!’
"Sit down, shut up and take it." That was the ruling class's message to workers and poor people in 2010.…
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New Florida governor pushes reactionary education agenda
Rick Scott, the newly elected governor of Florida, is following through on a campaign promise to “reform” the state's education…
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Arizona denying transplants under Medicaid
Arizona has decided to reduce Medicaid coverage for transplants, causing pain to many families throughout the state—but to two families…
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