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Sean Bell Way inaugurated to honor victim of police brutality
Photo: Vanissa Chan On May 18, Liverpool Street in Jamaica Queens was renamed to honor Sean Bell, who the NYPD…
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Wellesley College action protests SB 1070
On May 6, Wellesley College women organized a Day of Action Against SB 1070.
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Proposed ‘citizenship’ law targets Muslims and Arab-Americans
Democrat-turned-Independent Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut recently introduced the "Terrorist Expatriation Act." The bill would strip the citizenship of anyone…
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Italian government unleashes austerity measures on workers
Despite massive outrage from workers and labor unions, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced that he will be adopting austerity…
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Study: Occupied Baghdad is least livable city on planet
The Iraq war is still being touted by Washington and the Pentagon as a war for progress and stability in…
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Chicago: Thousands of teachers and students protest education cuts
In downtown Chicago on May 25, thousands of educators, students, and supporters coalesced around demands to stop deep cuts in…
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Chicago conference calls for revival of socialism in US
On May 15, an energetic socialism conference was held in Chicago, hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation. The…
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Eyewitness report from the Mississippi Dignity Caravan
On May 22, members of the LGBT community, activists and allies took part in the Mississippi Dignity Caravan. The caravan…
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The sinking of the Cheonan
Guest contributor: The following article is taken from the blog " what's left ," by permission of the author. While…
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Why I joined the PSL
The following is the transcript from a presentation given at the May 15 "Capitalism Is Organized Crime" conference in Chicago,…
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NYPD allows rich to be ‘Commanding Officers for an Evening’
The New York Police Department now allows you to become a "Commanding Officer for an Evening"--that is, if you have…
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State budget cuts across nation target children’s programs
It is often said that children are our future. This is why programs that serve children and families are so…
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Workers win unionization at notoriously anti-union Comcast
In Fairfield, New Jersey, 74 workers recently won unionization despite a vicious anti-union campaign waged by their employer, Comcast. This…
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Death penalty defendant Curtis Flowers to be tried a sixth time
On June 7, Curtis Flowers will become the first death penalty defendant to be tried six times on the same…
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Why I joined the PSL
The following is the transcript from a presentation given at the May 15 "Capitalism Is Organized Crime" conference in Chicago,…
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Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen: Head of government operations in the Gulf? Public relations man for BP? Or…
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BP pumps poisonous dispersants into the Gulf
A political lesson about the relationship between the government and corporate power can be derived from one particular episode in…
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Obama administration’s moratorium on offshore oil drilling is just smoke and mirrors
What you don't know can really hurt you (and the environment), especially when it comes to the so-called moratorium on…
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A government in the service of the rich
On May 21, President Obama's official spokesperson, Robert Gibbs, made an amazing admission at press conference regarding the BP's massive…
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Seize BP activists unfurl massive banner near BP oil refinery
This is a report from SeizeBP.org . In Long Beach, Calif., activists from the Seize BP campaign held a giant,…
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