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Chávez calls for United Socialist Party
The creation of a united organization of the revolution, the construction of socialism and constitutional changes stand as key points…
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Disaster preparation and the capitalist state
In the early hours of Dec. 14, a vicious storm with hurricane force winds hit the Pacific Northwest causing extensive…
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New Jersey vote reflects advance in struggle for transgender equality
On Dec. 14, the New Jersey Senate passed a bill that prohibits discriminatory practices against transgender people in employment, housing…
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Massive strike shuts down businesses in India
On Dec. 14, a massive national strike called by 56 left-affiliated trade union organizations caused large corporations and businesses to…
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African American reparations movement wins partial legal victory
On Dec. 13, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago upheld fraud claims brought by African Americans against 15…
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Hundreds of immigrant workers and allies protest mass raids
On Dec. 15, over 200 people joined a militant picket outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Chicago. They…
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Los Angeles benefit for police brutality victims a success
Nearly 100 people gathered at Remy’s On Temple in the historic Filipinotown section of Los Angeles on Dec. 15 for…
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Andrew Young, Wal-Mart and class unity
From the December 2006 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. Many were surprised last February when Andrew Young decided to…
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Anti-immigrant ‘English-only’ proposals reach metropolitan areas
"English-only" proposals—restricting the use of languages other than English in government paperwork and signs—have passed in small cities and towns…
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ExxonMobil funds European global warming skeptics
In an effort to distort the public discourse on global warming, especially in Europe, ExxonMobil, the world’s largest oil company…
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Nationwide protests support Steelworkers’ Goodyear strike
On Dec. 16, 150 actions took place across the United States and Canada in front of Goodyear retailers. The actions…
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U.S. imperialist intervention in Somalia
Conflict in the Horn of Africa is escalating rapidly. A power struggle in Somalia between the weak interim government and…
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Racist raids target undocumented immigrants in six states
On Dec. 12, at least 1,280 immigrant workers were arrested in a series of raids targeting meatpacking plants owned by…
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Protesters denounce Korea-U.S. FTA in Montana
The writer is the national staff coordinator for the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) and…
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FEMA battles to eliminate housing for Katrina victims
Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, President Bush stood in Jackson Square in New Orleans and declared,…
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U.S. vastly underreporting attacks, casualties in Iraq
Since the U.S. "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq in March 2003, almost 3,000 U.S. troops have been killed in…
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New U.S. military strategies in Iraq bring more death, destruction
The writer is a student leader at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The New York Times reported on Dec. 5…
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Socialist construction in North Korea
On Monday, Dec. 17, the United States and North Korea will return to what is known as the six-party negotiations.…
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Richest two percent own half of world’s wealth
"…in proportion as capital accumulates, the lot of the labourer, be his payment high or low, must grow worse." —…
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Hundreds rally for ferry workers’ union rights
Hundreds gathered at the Embarcadero, in front of the Ferry Building, to rally and march in support of the Alcatraz…
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