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Victory at Oakland port: Israeli ship blocked from unloading
In a historic and unprecedented action today, over 800 labor and community activists blocked the gates of the Oakland docks…
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LGBT students stand up to wave of anti-gay graffiti
Over the last four months, the struggle of LGBT students against anti-gay hate has grown in response to a recent…
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Federal court upholds city’s racist ban against day laborers
A Redondo Beach, Calif., ban against day laborers soliciting work has been upheld in the federal courts as a permissible…
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US caught dumping toxic waste in Iraq
The violent U.S. occupation of Iraq is also a toxic one of deadly chemicals and waste that are hazardous to…
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Pilots’ strike shuts down Spirit Airlines
On June 11, Spirit Airline pilots, members of the Air Line Pilots Association union, went on strike to defeat wage…
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The working people of the Gulf must control any relief fund
For nearly two months the oil has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of nearly 100,000…
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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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