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Our fight is against racism
The speech below was given at the Boston Mass., July 10 protest against Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. March Forward! is…
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Mott’s workers continue 2-month strike against wage cuts
Workers at a Mott's plant in Williamstown, N.Y., have been on strike for nearly a month and a half over…
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Racist group circulates list to target Latinos in Utah
Since the passage of Arizona law SB 1070, a barrage of racist commentary has been spewed onto the public stage,…
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Studies show that long-term unemployed skew unemployment statistics
Capitalist economists have touted a drop in the official unemployment figures as signs of the "economic recovery." Yet, recent studies…
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Joint U.S.-S. Korea military exercises threaten N. Korea, China
The United States announced July 15 that it plans to hold joint military exercises with South Korea. The announcement came…
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Foreclosures continue at record pace
Further evidence that the capitalist economic crisis continues to devastate working-class families came out earlier this month, when it was…
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French senate to vote on anti-Muslim veil ban
France is one step closer to implementing a ban on veils covering the face, with the measure passing the lower…
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Teachers unions oppose pro-privatization education policies
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his anti-worker, anti-student policies were sharply criticized at the recent conventions of both the…
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Alert: Cuba caravan blockade challenge at Mexican border
After a tense day of negotiations on July 20, with Mexican officials who at first declared the Pastors for Peace…
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BP is lying. The federal government is lying.
The following statement was released by the Seize BP Campaign, an initiative of the ANSWER Coalition. The PSL is a…
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Reinstate Shirley Sherrod now!
The following statement was released by the ANSWER Coalition. The PSL is a member organization of ANSWER. Stop capitulating to…
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Economic growth in Africa accompanied by rising inequality
When it comes to growth outside the core capitalist economies in America and Europe, the "success" stories touted in the…
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V.A. Forced to Address Mental Health Care Crisis
The statement below was released by March Forward! an organization of veterans and active-duty service members opposed to the ongoing…
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Free Lynne Stewart!
On July 15, a federal judge resentenced civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart to 10 years in federal prison. The sentence…
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Nurses’ strike wins victory
On June 10, the Minnesota Nurses Association, which represents 12,000 workers, held a highly successful one-day strike. Negotiations between the…
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Washington, D.C., labor stands strong
The economic crisis continues unabated for the working class, bringing the natural antagonisms between workers and capitalists into sharp focus.…
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Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team passport struggle
Despite being the originators of the lacrosse sport centuries ago, athletes of the Haudenosaunee--the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy--are being denied…
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China responds to flood disaster
Unrelenting summer rains have caused some of the worst floods in years across central and southern China. The floods, which…
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Repression and resistance continue in Honduras
June 28 marked the one-year anniversary of the Honduran military coup that overthrew democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya. On June…
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Afghan soldier ‘disloyal’ to British Crown labeled ‘turncoat’
An Afghan soldier killed three British soldiers during the night in southern Afghanistan on July 13. The soldier, labeled as…
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