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First marriage licenses issued to LGBT couples in Connecticut
Gay and lesbian couples were granted marriage licenses in cities and towns across Connecticut on Nov. 12, one month after…
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Chicago pro-LGBT forces protest James Dobson at Radio Hall of Fame
On Nov. 8, over 500 protesters in Chicago marched in a large, militant picket despite the cold rain to support…
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World mourns loss of Mama Afrika
Legendary South African performer Miriam "Mama Afrika" Makeba died on Nov. 10. Makeba, 76, collapsed the day before in Italy…
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Free the Atenco 13!
Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on Pennsylvania’s death row since 1982 on false charges of shooting a Philadelphia cop, being railroaded…
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Haitians pushed back by U.N. troops following school collapse
Police and U.N. forces in riot gear drove away Haitians trying to pull away pieces of wreckage at a collapsed…
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How will President Obama ‘rule’?
While the capitalists, the mass media and many in the progressive movement hope for a lengthy honeymoon period for President-elect…
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Unemployment rises dramatically as economic crisis deepens
The October 2008 job report showed a decline in the employment rate for the 10th consecutive month, with 240,000 jobs…
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Credit card crisis threatens to deepen economic slump
The number of officially unemployed citizens has ballooned to a staggering 10.1 million, and working people are running out of…
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Nineteen years after fall of Berlin Wall, eastern Germans turn to Marx
The fall of the Berlin Wall still stands as the most recognized symbol of the overthrow of the socialist camp.…
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Harvey Milk’s legacy of struggle continues
Nov. 27 will mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected to…
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With Obama winning and deflation biting, what next?
The New York Times reported Nov. 1: "As dozens of countries slip deeper into financial distress, a new threat may…
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Proposition 8 sparks nationwide struggle against anti-LGBT bigotry
Proposition 8, an anti same-sex marriage referendum, was passed by California voters on Nov. 4. But the right-wing bigots who…
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Workers emerge victorious from Boeing strike
On Nov. 1, by a vote of 74 percent of the membership, 27,500 Boeing workers ended their 57-day strike. Workers…
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Florida imprisons mentally-ill juvenile
Despite diagnoses of schizophrenia, obsessive oppositional disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a nine-year-old girl in Fort Myers, Fla., has been…
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Black farmers’ struggle against racism persists
Barack Obama’s electoral victory is destined for the history books. The election of a Black person to the highest post…
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Electronics retailer files for bankruptcy, lays off thousands
Circuit City, among the country’s largest electronics chains, has filed for bankruptcy only a week after it announced it would…
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Make Wall Street pay, not our New York City schools
The author is a member of the United Federation of Teachers in the Bronx. If the New York City government…
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Colombian general quits over civilian murders
The commander of the Colombian army has abruptly resigned in a widening scandal over reports of the widespread murders of…
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Cuba Hit By Another Hurricane – End the Blockade!
The ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) issued the call to action below on Nov. 10.…
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Cuba Hit By Another Hurricane – End the Blockade!
The ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) issued the call to action below on Nov. 10.…
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