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Pakistanis deal electoral defeat to Musharraf
Pakistan held elections for its National Assembly on Feb. 18. The Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N were…
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U.S. warships stationed off the coast of Lebanon
The U.S. Navy has deployed the USS Cole warship and two support ships to the eastern Mediterranean Sea off the…
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Interview with mothers of the Cuban Five
Jan. 24 interview with Irma Sehwerert, René González's mother and outgoing deputy of Cuba's National Assembly of Peoples’ Power; and…
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China launches new labor contract law
A new labor contract law went into effect in China on Jan. 1. The law requires employers to give their…
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Okinawan women fight against GI abuses
The United States military presence in Japan has stoked fresh anger and resentment after a recent series of attacks on…
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Same-sex marriage movement pushes for full equality
The movement for marriage rights for same-sex couples saw a watershed legal victory on May 17, 2004, when Massachusetts became…
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Cuban elections a lesson in workers’ democracy
On Feb. 24, Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power conducted elections for its top leadership and the 31 members of…
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Women’s struggle in perspective
One hundred years ago, 15,000 women marched on March 8 in the streets of New York demanding shorter working hours,…
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Socialism and Liberation, Vol. 5, No. 2
Why socialism? A goal and a program for victory (Andy McInerney) THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIALIST IDEAS Utopian? The means, not…
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Colombian government assassinates Raúl Reyes
The Colombian military brutally bombarded an encampment of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) inside Ecuador on March…
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Liberation, Volume 2, Issue 6
Volume 2, No. 6: Viva Fidel! The Cuban Revolution lives on! On the cover: The Cuban Revolution lives on U.S.…
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Protests fight ban on homosexual male blood donors
There has recently been an upwelling of protest against a 1983 Food and Drug Administration ban on blood donations from…
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Leadville, Colo., declares state of emergency
The town of Leadville, Colo., declared a state of emergency on Feb. 14 because the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel has…
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Stop hate crimes!
As a candidate for California’s 48th State Assembly district and as a student and lesbian activist, I denounce the terrible…
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High-tech U.S.-Mexico border ‘fence’ ready
On Feb.22, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced new fortifications to the repressive apparatus at the U.S.-Mexico border. Boeing…
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Israel keeps Palestinian children, parents apart
The Israeli government is blocking a seriously ill Palestinian, Amal al-Adaluni, from uniting with her four children. The children, ages…
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Iran to open television station in Bolivia
On Feb. 18, Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, announced at a gathering of coca farmers from Chapare that Iran plans to…
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UCSB students shut down industrial-military conference
More than 400 antiwar protesters at University of California, Santa Barbara shut down a conference bringing together the military, corporate…
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Mapuche struggle for land in Chile
A militant struggle by the Mapuche, one of Chile’s Indigenous peoples, forced the government to create a high commission for…
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Police raid targets immigrant workers in France
On Feb. 18, 1,100 French police raided homes in Villiers-le-Bel and the surrounding municipalities. The police forced their way into…
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