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Dept. of Justice takes action to protect bigoted Defense of Marriage Act
On Fri. June 12, the U.S. Justice Department filed a brief in Federal Court asking for a dismissal of a…
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Indian students fight back against racist attacks in Australia
Thousands of Indian students have staged militant protests in the streets of Australian cities for weeks to fight back against…
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Attacks on occupation troops in Afghanistan surge
According to NATO’s own figures, the use of roadside bombs as a tactic of resistance against NATO forces in Afghanistan…
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Free the San Francisco Eight!
On June 8, hundreds of supporters of the San Francisco Eight took to the street in front of the San…
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Obama’s Cairo speech
On June 4, President Obama gave a much-publicized speech at the Al-Azhar Islamic University in Cairo, Egypt, to an audience…
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Boston school resegregation vote delayed
Local parents, teachers, students and community organizers won a victory for the students of Boston June 3 when the superintendent…
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Millions of care giving workers in dire financial straits
A new survey by Evercare and the National Alliance for Caregiving indicates that approximately 17 percent of 44 million U.S.…
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D.C. Council recognizes same-sex marriages from other states
The debate and struggle over same-sex marriage has now come to Washington, D.C., in a major way. On May 5,…
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Threat of HIV/AIDS cuts spark protest in Southern California
Many hundreds of people gathered at Hollywood’s Forever Cemetery June 5 to protest over $80 million worth of proposed funding…
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Supreme Court denies challenge to bigoted “don’t ask, don’t tell”
Citing "the government's legitimate interest in military discipline and cohesion," the U.S. Supreme Court refused on June 8 to hear…
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Senate votes to block release of torture photographs
On May 21, the Senate unanimously passed—with the full support of the Obama administration—the Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of…
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Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) presentation at International Communist Seminar
Delivered by Monica Ruiz on behalf of the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s National Committee at the International Communist Seminar…
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Los Angeles rally protests murder of Dr. George Tiller
On June 3, dozens of people rallied in downtown Los Angeles to protest the unjust murder of abortion provider, Dr.…
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Minnesota protesters oppose anti-immigrant rally
Austin, Minn., was the site of an anti-immigrant hate rally on June 3. Members of the National Socialist Movement, a…
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Community expresses solidarity with activist targeted by San José police
More than 30 members of the community spoke out during a San José City Council meeting June 2 in response…
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VA health care facing mounting failures
The author is a Technical Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and a member of March Forward! , an organization…
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Survivors and Saviors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror (book review)
"Survivors and Saviors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror" is the latest book by researcher and author Professor Mahmood…
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Same-sex marriage legal in New Hampshire
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community activists and their supporters rallied outside the New Hampshire statehouse June 3 as the…
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Obama’s Afghanistan commander plans increase in spending and casualties
During his congressional hearing, General Stanley McChrystal, nominated by President Obama to run the war on Afghanistan, testified on his…
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San Francisco protest in solidarity with Gaza
On June 6, hundreds of demonstrators rallied in San Francisco’s U.N. plaza to protest the 42nd anniversary of Israel’s occupation…
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