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Latin America briefs
Uruguay Mario Benedetti, esteemed Uruguayan writer and supporter of Latin American revolutionary causes, died May 17. He was 88. He…
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Student and mother will challenge billionaire Bloomberg for mayor
Frances Villar, a 26-year-old mother of two and City University of New York student, will challenge New York City’s richest…
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The case for affirmative action
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court has become a pretext for a new volley of right-wing…
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UAW workers in Kenosha, Wisc., denounce Chrysler’s about-face
Five hundred auto workers, retired members and supporters of the United Auto Workers Local 72 rallied May 18 outside of…
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Protesters stand up to anti-Women, anti-LGBT rally
On May 22, over 75 people came out in the middle of the workday to counter-protest an anti-choice and anti-LGBT…
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LGBT community, supporters block San Francisco streets to protest Prop. 8
Anticipating the possibility of a reactionary ruling from the California Supreme Court, the San Francisco branch of the PSL worked…
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Boston School Committee moves to further segregate schools
The Boston School Committee is attempting to rezone the city’s school district. The changes would further segregate a school system…
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United States only industrialized country without paid vacation law
The recent introduction of the Paid Vacation Act of 2009 in Congress highlights an interesting fact: The United States is…
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Military massacre in Sri Lanka does not end Tamil struggle
On May 18, the Sri Lankan military declared victory in its 26-year civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil…
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Understanding the Prop. 8 decision
Prof. Zachary Wolfe teaches "Law As a Force for Social Change" and "Progressive Movements: Rewriting History" at George Washington University,…
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Bigoted Prop. 8 ruling puts LGBT struggle back in the streets
On May 26, the California Supreme Court announced its 6-to-1 ruling upholding Prop. 8. The homophobic, reactionary ballot initiative passed…
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Nothing can be improvised in Haiti
The reflection below was published by CubaDebate on May 5. Five days ago, I read a press report stating that…
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U.S. officials wash their hands of Farah massacre
James Circello is an Iraq war veteran and a founding member of March Forward! U.S. Central Command officials announced with…
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Hartmarx workers take on Wells Fargo
Menswear maker Hart Schaffner Marx has been in a bind. Known as Hartmarx, the financially troubled company has been under…
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One year since the earthquake in China
Only one year after China suffered its worst earthquake in more than 30 years, the country stands poised to complete…
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Overturn Prop. 8! Marriage equality now!
The PSL statement below was issued immediately following the announcement of the California Supreme Court ruling upholding the bigoted Proposition…
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Hundreds of asbestos-related deaths not enough to convict W.R. Grace officials
On May 8, residents of Libby, Mont., endured yet another affront to working people in the United States. On that…
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March Forward! demands freedom for Palestine
Click here to find out more about March Forward! Click here for details on the June 6 End the Siege…
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Liberation Volume 3, Issue 11
Volume 3, No. 11: Wall Street and Washington Put the Country Out of Work U.S. News Program trains kids to…
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PSL demands ‘LGBT equality now’ in Long Beach Pride parade
May 17 marked the first time that the Party for Socialism and Liberation and the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to…
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