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War criminals conduct Karadzic show trial
Radovan Karadzic was brought before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on Aug. 1, marking the beginning of…
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Prisoners in work program exposed to toxic substances
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found that staff and inmates at Ohio’s Elkton Federal Correctional Institution had…
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Cuba to double rice production to tackle food crisis
Cuba is embarking on an ambitious project to tackle the food crisis. Cuba's Deputy Agriculture Minister Juan Pérez Lamas told…
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Hundreds rally against Inglewood killer cops
On July 28, over 200 community members and activists participated in a mid-day march and rally in Inglewood, Calif., to…
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Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine dead at 82
Egyptian filmmaker and producer, Youssef Chahine, died on July 27. He was 82 years old. In a statement mourning Chahine’s…
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Lenders get lifeline, homeowners drown in foreclosure crisis
President Bush recently signed into law H.R. 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, to address the foreclosure…
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Liberation Volume 2, Issue 17
Volume 2, No. 17: Will Bush attack Iran? On the cover: Will Washington attack Iran? U.S. News UC workers strike…
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Metro Transit drivers protest loss of union jobs in Seattle area
"What’s disgusting? Union busting! What's outrageous? Sweatshop wages!" Chants rang out July 29 in front of the King County Metro…
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Cop may face charges for racist killing of handcuffed Black youth
A Winn Parish grand jury will consider criminal charges against Officer Scott Nugent for the tasering Black youth Baron "Scooter"…
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Airlines rob immigrant workers of wages, overtime pay
On July 17, undocumented immigrant workers from the Chicago area filed a lawsuit in Cook County for back payment of…
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Medicine is Cuba’s number two export
In 2007, medicine came second only to nickel in the list of Cuba’s top exports. This is the third year…
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IMF loans linked to tuberculosis in former socialist republics
A report recently published in PLoS Medicine reveals an undeniable correlation between receipt of financial assistance from the International Monetary…
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San Francisco immigrant rights supporters confront racist Minutemen
On less then a day’s notice, over 300 supporters of immigrant rights in the Bay Area came out on July…
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Americans cutting back on health care
A recent poll conducted in Ohio and Florida shows that one in four people polled are having trouble paying their…
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Government agencies set on dismantling environmental protections
Recent developments offer further confirmation that government agencies cannot be depended on to protect workers or the environment from toxins…
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Auditors strong-armed into favoring military contractors
A report released July 23 by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) charges that auditors at the Defense Contract Audit Agency…
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Profiteering makes U.S. health care worst among industrialized countries
In a recent report released by the Commonwealth Fund, researchers determined that the U.S. health care system remains the worst…
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Iraq: ‘Progress’ for whom?
We have been hearing repeatedly that the so-called surge in Iraq is over—now that 23,000 troops have left Iraq and…
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Pentagon fires employee for not hiding horrors of war
Gina Gray, Public Affairs Director at Arlington National Cemetery, was fired after raising questions about the military’s refusal to allow…
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Remembering activist Yoomi Jeong
Yoomi Jeong, one of the members of the ANSWER Coalition national steering committee, has died after a two-year battle with…
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