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Collateral Appeal Presented for Gerardo Hernández
Today, June 14, a collateral appeal (also known as habeas corpus) was filed in Miami Federal Court in the name…
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National fight back needed to defeat attacks on public education
In 2010, more than 150,000 teachers are expected to lose their jobs, according to school officials and union leaders. The…
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U.N. troops attack students and refugees in Haiti
Protests in Haiti have escalated in response to attacks by U.N. peacekeeping troops on students and refugees. Demonstrations against the…
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Israeli Knesset members seek to criminalize all supporters of BDS campaign
A bill introduced June 9 to the Israeli Knesset, the government's legislative branch, seeks to criminalize boycott activity and advocacy…
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Class struggle intensifies in China
Since mid-May, Japanese automaker Honda has faced a series of strikes in its Chinese operations. These high-profile strikes have started…
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Colombian military backs BP against workers’ struggle
On June 2, Colombian military commandos attempted to break up a mobilization against British Petroleum that has been going on…
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Spanish workers protest austerity measures
Striking Spanish civil service workers poured into the streets June 8 after the government announced a 5 percent pay cut…
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Trial for Oscar Grant’s killer excludes Blacks from jury
The murder trial for Johannes Mehserle is set to begin in Los Angeles on June 10. Mehserle is on trial…
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Arizona march on Tempe City Council demands non-compliance with SB 1070
The Party for Socialism and Liberation joined other groups and individuals, including local immigrant rights group Puente, for a protest…
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Border Patrol agents kill 15-year-old
On June 7, Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca, a 15-year-old boy from Chihuahua State, Mexico, was killed by a U.S. Border…
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Health care workers win strike
Workers at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia recently returned to work after a successful month-long strike. Led by the Pennsylvania…
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Los Angeles Unified School District slashes services for the disabled
This past school year was a tough one for Los Angeles Unified School District employees, and next year promises to…
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Chicago rallies in solidarity with struggle against SB 1070
On May 29, 100,000 people marched against SB 1070 in Arizona, while 250 people came out in Chicago to oppose…
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San Diego protests killing of immigrant worker by U.S. border agents
On June 3, community activists and family members held a candlelight vigil to denounce the killing of Anastacio Hernández-Rojas. Hernández-Rojas…
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New West African alliance vows to confront neo-colonialism
On May 28 and 29, a newly established Pan-Africanist alliance of student associations and left political parties convened the Pan-African…
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Gulf fisherman files for restraining order against BP after falling ill
Gulf shrimper John Wunstell Jr. has filed a restraining order in federal court against oil giant BP. Wunstell became sick…
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BP spill destroys Native American fishing grounds and livelihoods
Native American tribes in southern Louisiana continue their struggle against Big Oil after decades of land destruction. The Choctaw, Chitimacha,…
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Imperialist failure: The ‘New Middle East’
For background to the Israeli attacks on ships carrying aid to the blockaded people of Gaza, we publish Chapter 15…
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Important victory in legal battle against racist hiring policies in Chicago, but fight goes on
African Americans won an important Supreme Court victory in late May. They have been continuously fighting the racist hiring policies…
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U.S. government covertly paid thousands of dollars to Miami journalists covering the detention and trial of the Cuban Five
A press conference held June 2 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., attended by a variety of national…
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