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Mexican police arrest Oaxaca protest leaders, movement fights back
According to a communiqué of the Popular Assembly of the People’s of Oaxaca (APPO), the Federal Preventative Police arrested two…
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The furor and the storm: Constitutional change in the Philippines
The writer is a member of the Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines. He lives in Los…
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U.S. suburban poor outnumber urban poor
A recent Brookings Institute study exposes the growing rate of poverty throughout the United States. It demonstrates that poverty affects…
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U.S. House launches racist attack on Mumia Abu-Jamal
Dec. 9 marked the 25th anniversary of the arrest of African American political prisoner on death row Mumia Abu-Jamal. Hundreds…
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New York commission recommends hospital closures to cut costs
Close seven nursing homes, nine functioning hospitals, reduce at least a dozen more to the point of uselessness and eliminate…
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Pinochet and the lessons of Chile
Before Sept. 11, 2001, the date of Sept. 11 signified to the progressive movement the fascist terror unleashed on the…
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Protesters denounce Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
On Dec.7, as President Bush entertained guests inside the White House, a small but spirited protest took place just outside…
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Seattle solidarity with Iraq war resisters
Braving rain and wind, Seattle activists held a day of solidarity with Iraq war resisters inside the military. The Dec.…
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Santa Clara protest targets Zionist AIPAC dinner
Some 75 people turned out to protest at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Dec. 3 as AIPAC, the American…
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Thousands in NYC demand justice for Sean Bell
On Wed., Dec. 6, thousands of protesters came onto the streets surrounding Foley Square just north of City Hall in…
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Afghanistan on the record: Why have Canada & NATO failed in Afghanistan?
“The airplanes came and were bombing until 3 am. And, in the morning, they started hitting our village with mortars…
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Chávez victory signals deepening of Venezuela’s revolutionary process
On Dec. 3, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez won reelection for a third term in a landslide. Chávez earned nearly 63…
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U.S. prison population highest in the world
According to a Nov. 30 Justice Department report, the number of inmates in U.S. prisons rose 35 percent from 1995…
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Movement to free Mumia set to expand on gains
This article first appeared in the December 2006 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. What began as a traffic stop…
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The struggle for power in Lebanon and the Middle East
A situation of dual power exists in Lebanon today. There are two counterposed sources of authority and power in the…
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GABRIELA Network: Philippines must assert jurisdiction after rape verdict
Below is a Dec. 3 statement by the U.S.-Philippine women's group GABRIELA Network demanding that the U.S. soldier recently found…
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Celebrations in Cuba mark Fidel’s 80th, founding of revolutionary army
The writers traveled to Cuba to participate in and cover the celebration of Fidel Castro’s 80th birthday and the 50th…
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Protests demand justice for Filipina raped by U.S. troops
Nov. 25 is the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women. Actions across the world were taken from Nov. 25-27…
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The real lessons of the 1956 uprising in Hungary
This article first appeared in the November 2006 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. On June 22, President Bush traveled…
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Chávez scores electoral victory: Supporters gather in San Francisco
On Sunday, Dec. 3, the people of Venezuela reelected President Hugo Chávez by a wide margin. For years, Chávez has…
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