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FARC fighters may be freed
Colombian president Álvaro Uribe has announced plans to release imprisoned guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP).…
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California to spend more on prisons than schools
Over the next five years, California's spending on prisons will increase nine percent annually. Education funding will increase five percent.…
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Right-wing thugs paid to intimidate Woodfin hotel workers
On May 19, Woodfin Suites in Emeryville hired right-wing students from Young Republican clubs at UC Davis and San Francisco…
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Congress approves first minimum wage hike in nine years
On May 25, the U.S. Congress approved an increase in the federal minimum wage, from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour…
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Al-Awda Convention stresses Palestinian right of return
From May 25-27, the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) and the Party for Socialism and…
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Michael Moore’s ‘Sicko’ details U.S. healthcare failures
Editor's note: This article is an examination of issues surrounding Moore's new film, "Sicko." It is not a review. Details…
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Black students face prison in racist Louisiana trial
Last September in Louisiana, a Black student of Jena High School asked the school's principal if he could sit under…
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U.S. threatens Iran with more sanctions, coastal war games
The United States continues pressuring Iran to halt its nuclear program. While building a case for a third layer of…
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Los Demócratas se unen a los Republicanos para financiar la guerra
Las muertes entre los civiles iraquíes y las tropas estadounidenses están subiendo a sus niveles más altos, aun con la…
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Fidel Castro’s health improving
Fidel Castro issued a statement on March 23 saying that his weight is stable and he is eating solid foods…
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FARC-EP spokesperson Palmera to be retried by U.S. imperialists
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) has been engaged in struggle against the Colombian capitalist state and their…
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Venezuela nationalizes telecommunications company
The government of President Hugo Chávez recently nationalized Venezuela’s main telecommunications company, CA Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela (CANTV). As a…
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Nigerian workers win strike
Nigerian oil workers ended a two-day strike on May 26 after the government agreed to their demands. The swift victory…
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Smithsonian Institution self-censors on global warming
The Smithsonian Institution, a tax-payer funded museum, modified the content of an exhibit on climate change in the Arctic to…
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Pope denies genocide of Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous peoples of the Americas and progressives forces, including Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, demanded and apology from Joseph Ratzinger, Pope…
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Democrats join Republicans in funding Iraq war escalation
Casualties among both Iraqi civilians and U.S. troops are rising to their highest levels yet, with the prediction—by none other…
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Global protests denounce release of terrorist Posada Carriles
On May 11, the day when the sham trial of Luis Posada Carriles on immigration fraud charges was due to…
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Audio: Ricardo Alarcon and Gloria La Riva on Luis Posada Carriles
Click here to listen to audio recording of an interview with Ricardo Alarcon, President of the Cuban National Assembly, and…
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Unionized workers protest anti-labor offensive
"Enough is enough" was the chant that reverberated up and down Washington, D.C.’s National Mall on May 17. Union workers…
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Bush confronted by anti-war protesters in New London, Conn.
Congratulations to everyone in cities and towns throughout Connecticut, New England and the Mid-Atlantic who mobilized for the May 23…
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