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Palestine forum stresses right of return
On Nov. 29, the 60th anniversary of the 1947 U.N. partition of Palestine, the San Francisco chapter of the ANSWER…
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Burundi workers free labor leaders
Four union representatives were released on Dec. 8 after being arrested just days before for their roles in a strike…
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U.S.-Peru ‘free trade’ pact spells trouble for workers
The U.S. ruling class is pushing ahead in its efforts to force developing countries to reduce restrictions on exploitation. On…
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Gordon Brown boycotts summit over Mugabe’s attendance
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown refused to attend the European Union-African Union Summit to protest the participation of Zimbabwe’s president…
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Over 200,000 Filipino children victims of military operations
A recent UNICEF-commissioned study revealed that in the Philippines there were over 200,000 human rights violations against children who live…
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Cuban Five film ‘The Trial’ premieres in Hollywood
With a sold-out theater at 7:30 pm and a second 9:30 pm show added, the Dec. 6 Hollywood premiere of…
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Bank of the South an alternative to IMF, World Bank
The Bank of the South, an initiative spearheaded by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, was inaugurated on Dec. 9. The finance…
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Doctor ‘not guilty’ for protecting anti-war protester
On Dec. 3, an Arbor Michigan jury found Dr. Catherine Wilkerson not guilty on both criminal counts she was facing.…
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Liberation Volume 1, Issue 13
Volume 1, Issue 13: What's Next for Venezuela? On the cover What's next for Venezuela? U.S. News Rising hunger sours…
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Anti-war activist banned from Canada vows to continue the struggle
On Nov. 17, anti-war and social justice activist Alison Bodine was forced to leave Canada under the terms of an…
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¿Qué se espera en Venezuela?
La p??rdida de la propuesta de Ch??vez de hacer cambios constitucionales en el refer??ndum del 2 de diciembre, no significa…
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Hurricane Katrina aid diverted from Mississippi’s poor
Working-class people in Mississippi affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 still are getting very little aid from the government. Mississippi…
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What’s next for Venezuela?
The defeat of Chávez’s proposed constitutional reforms in the Dec. 2 referendum does not signify by any means that the…
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Chávez breaks relations with Uribe
On Nov. 26, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez indefinitely froze relations between his government and the Colombian government headed by Álvaro…
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Police kill with impunity in South Dakota
Police killings of working-class people do not happen in South Dakota as often as in big cities like Oakland or…
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Miami police go on killing spree
Within an 18 day period, Miami-Dade police killed four Black men and wounded one. The killings began with 19-year old…
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Bankers get record bonuses while workers’ wages lag
"If you apply yourself and work hard, anyone can become a millionaire." This is a popular adage in the United…
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Palestinian activist sentenced to 11 years for refusing to betray his people
The so-called war on terror claimed another innocent casualty on Nov. 21. Abdelhaleem Ashqar, a 49-year-old anti-war activist and former…
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World AIDS Day: capitalism ignores the millions infected
In the 26th year of the HIV/AIDS crisis, the profit system has only exacerbated the epidemic. An estimated 33 million…
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120 war veterans commit suicide each week
A 2007 report from CBS News discovered that in 2005 at least 6,256 U.S. war veterans committed suicide. That’s 120…
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