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‘Battle for Whiteclay’ highlights struggle of Lakota on Pine Ridge
On April 28, an overflow crowd packed a coffee shop screening of "Battle for Whiteclay," hosted by the South Dakota…
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Department of Justice drops charges against AIPAC lobbyists
On May 1, the Department of Justice dropped espionage charges against two former officials of the American Israel Public Affairs…
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Socialism conference draws workers and students
On April 25, over 100 people attended a socialism conference at Centro Autónomo in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Titled “Capitalism…
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Analysis
Lenin’s contributions
Lenin and the Bolshevik Party did something that had never been done before in history. They helped lead the first…
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The day of the poor of the world
Tomorrow is International Workers Day. Karl Marx made a call for unity: “Workers of All Countries, Unite,” although many poor…
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DPRK defends right to use outer space for communication purposes
Since the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea announced an early April satellite launch, the United States and Japan have carried…
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Teachers’ union, students fight layoffs
On April 28, over 400 United Teachers of Los Angeles rank-and-file members and supporters marched and rallied to protest looming…
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D.C. press conference: ‘Drop the charges against Dr. Sami Al-Arian’
Family and supporters of Dr. Sami Al-Arian held a press conference April 24 in front of the U.S. Department of…
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Justice department releases torture memos
On April 16, the Justice Department released documents detailing more than a dozen torture techniques used by the Central Intelligence…
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Fighting for tenants’ rights in the Bronx
As the housing crisis spirals out of control nationwide, homeowners and renters are increasingly facing the pinch, if not outright…
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Why I joined the PSL
This talk is a presentation from the April 19 “Capitalism Is Organized Crime” conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by the…
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Foreclosure rates reach record high
The foreclosure rate for March 2009 hit a new record high of 803,489 properties, or one in every 159 housing…
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‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ a denial of civil rights
President Obama’s campaign promise to repeal the bigoted “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is now looking less and less like…
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Pentagon general: President won’t decide when troops leave Iraq
This week, Gen. Ray Odierno, the current commanding general of all forces deployed to Iraq, conducted an interview with the…
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Who are the real ‘pirates’ in Africa?
Recent news coverage has been dominated by sensationalized stories of Somali pirates hijacking ships and taking hostages in order to…
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As price of gold skyrockets, Congo miners face harsh existence
The price of gold recently rose to over $1,000 per ounce. Yet in the super-rich goldmines of the Democratic Republic…
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Lawrence Summers: Wall Street crony and bigot
On April 3, the White House quietly released financial records for President Obama’s pick for chairman of the National Economic…
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US demands silence on Palestine, slavery, Islamophobia at racism conference
The Obama administration is so far refusing to attend the U.N. World Conference against Racism in Geneva, which will convene…
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Progressive election law ratified in Bolivia
After a five-day hunger strike with thousands of supporters who joined him, President Evo Morales forced the right wing in…
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Obama and Latin America
Nowhere might hopes have been so high around the world outside of U.S. African American communities after Barack Obama’s election…
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