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News from Bolivia
Fresh news about Bolivia was arriving this morning, Thursday April 9, on the Bolivian television channel, reflecting tension in the…
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Vermont legalizes same-sex marriage
On April 6, the Vermont legislature voted 100-49 to override Governor Jim Douglas’s veto of a bill that granted LGBT…
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N.Y. MTA fare hikes: an illegal tax on the working class
As the global economic crisis continues to worsen, budget cuts are hitting everywhere, from social services to education. Despite the…
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Chicago officer who shot Aaron Harrison in back is exonerated
On Mar. 25, Chicago’s “Independent Police Review Authority” officially exonerated the police officer who shot Aaron Harrison in the back…
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Iowa legalizes same-sex marriage
In a unanimous decision, the Iowa Supreme Court voted April 3 to legalize same-sex marriage. On the same day, thousands…
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Official unemployment rate hits 8.5 percent
According to the Labor Department, the U.S. unemployment rate climbed from 8.1 percent to 8.5 percent in March. There are…
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Democratic White House’s education plan an anti-union attack
President Barack Obama announced in March his administration's plan for the failing U.S. system of public education. Underneath a thin…
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Justice First, D.C.-area residents fight energy shutoffs
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, which includes parts of Virginia and Maryland, are at…
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Gaza massacre latest fashion among Israeli soldiers
Amidst a flurry of recent reports reaffirming Israeli criminality in Gaza, a seemingly marginal footnote to the atrocities: Israeli soldiers…
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‘Avoiding defeat’ in Afghanistan: Old strategy, new war
The statement below was issued by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). The ANSWER Coalition…
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Where will our tax dollars go?
With April 15 just around the corner, one thing is in everyone’s minds: taxes. While the government allocates spending for…
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March to Sacramento fights for repeal of homophobic Prop. 8
As LGBT people around the country await the California Supreme Court ruling on the legality of Proposition 8, around 40…
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As markets dry up, Levi’s turns back on Hungarian workers
Kiskunhalas, Hungary, is yet another victim of the deepening economic crisis. Levi Strauss & Co. will close its factory there…
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The role of leadership in revolutionary struggle – Lenin’s April Theses
The article below was first published in Socialism and Liberation in April 2005. The 1917 Russian Revolution was the first…
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Economic crisis fuels anti-immigrant demonization in Europe
In the course of the current global economic crisis, attacks against immigrants in Europe have reached a fever pitch. Much…
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Thousands take to streets of Sydney to support Tamil struggle
Thousands demonstrated March 28 in Sydney, Australia, against an offensive by Sri Lankan authorities that has killed 2,700 civilians and…
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Asia Wide Campaign – Japan denounces threats against North Korea
Asia Wide Campaign - Japan (AWC) is an anti-war organization with chapters throughout Japan. They plan to hold a demonstration…
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Asia Wide Campaign – Japan denounces threats against North Korea
Asia Wide Campaign - Japan (AWC) is an anti-war organization with chapters throughout Japan. They plan to hold a demonstration…
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Heart failure among Black adults 20 times more prevalent
According to a New England Journal of Medicine study, heart failure occurs 20 times more often among African Americans under…
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Delaware state workers fight back against salary cuts
Dozens of state workers gathered last Thursday outside Legislative Hall in Dover, Del., to demand an end to proposed budget…
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