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Oakland offers settlement in the murder of Gary King Jr.
A large settlement is expected in the case of Gary King Jr., who was murdered by Oakland police on Sept.…
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U.S.-supported Pakistani military tortures, murders
As Pakistan’s government continues its full-scale offensive in the northwest of the country, there have been reports of hundreds of…
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Refusing to leave a foreclosed home
Rosemary Williams is one of five women in Minnesota who have stood up to the banks, refusing to leave their…
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Insurers deny claims at shockingly high rate
A study recently released by the California Nurses Association /National Nurses Organizing Committee revealed that in California alone, more than…
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Sudanese women struggle against sexist law
In early July, Sudan once again gained the attention of the international media. This time the story was not about…
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Why I signed the Toronto Film Festival protest letter
As a filmmaker and Toronto Film Festival veteran, I was among the 1,500 signatories of a letter addressed to festival…
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Venezuela’s education law restructures, democratizes elite institutions
On Aug.14, the National Assembly of Venezuela passed the Organic Education Law, which seeks to restructure the university system, opening…
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Wall Street to make profits betting on life insurance of the ill and elderly
The capitalists will never learn, nor will they relent on their heartless exploitation of the working class in this country.…
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U.S. arms sales soar during capitalist economic downturn
According to a recently released Congressional Research Service report, the United States has firmly established itself as the home of…
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Afghan translator killed during rescue attempt
Afghan translator and reporter Sultan Munadi was shot dead in a burst of gunfire on Wed., Sept. 9, as British…
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Almeida is more alive today than ever
Reprinted from CubaDebate. I have spent hours listening by television to the entire country’s tribute to Commander of the Revolution…
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¡Juan Almeida Bosque, Presente!
Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque died late Friday, Sept. 11, in Havana, Cuba.
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Severe drought in Mexico exacerbates poverty, inequity
Mexico is suffering though its worst drought in decades. Mexico City, the mega-metropolitan area with a population of 20 million,…
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Study documents routine violations of workers’ rights
The rights of workers in this country are routinely violated, according to a Sept. 2 report entitled "Broken Laws, Unprotected…
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Massive NATO bombs kill Afghanis receiving fuel
On Friday, Sept. 4, NATO fighter jets, responding to a request from German coalition forces, dropped two 500-pound bombs on…
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One million reasons capitalism has to go
School districts across the country are reporting 75 to 100 percent increases in the number of enrolled schoolchildren experiencing homelessness…
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New Orleans workers still neglected four years after Katrina
It has been four years since the worst natural disaster of this decade. On Aug. 29, 2005, Category 5 Hurricane…
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Outdated federal guidelines obscure rampant U.S. poverty
Outdated poverty guidelines have been used to measure poverty and assess social welfare programs in the United States for the…
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Socialist Cuba innovates to increase agricultural production
Strangled by the U.S. economic blockade and having suffered great damage from three hurricanes last year, socialist Cuba is actively…
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U.S. infant mortality and child poverty rates soar
The United States has one of the world’s worst rates of infant mortality, teenage pregnancy and child poverty among capitalist…
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