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Communism and Black resistance in the 1930s South
This article first appeared in the March 2005 issue of Socialism and Liberation. “Hammer and Hoe,” a 1990 book written…
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Racist disaster ‘relief’ did not begin with Katrina
Over 75 years prior to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the greater Gulf region of the United…
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Reconstruction and African American political power
The period of U.S. history known as Reconstruction, following the Civil War, lasted from 1865 to 1877. During this period,…
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The rising costs of the Iraq war
Pentagon spending projections for the U.S. war of aggression in Iraq are hitting new highs. The Pentagon estimated that the…
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Nearly 800 arrested in racist immigration raids in California
Over the past year, the U.S. government has stepped-up attacks against undocumented workers with mass arrests and deportations. In California,…
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Corporate global warming reform: ‘Kumbaya moment’ or backstabbing amongst polluters?
On Jan. 23, the Wall Street Journal reported in a front-page article: "For years, the fight over the Earth’s rising…
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Lebanon general strike demands new government, opposes austerity plan
A highly effective general strike demanding the formation of a new national government and rejecting the imperialist-dictated austerity for the…
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Arrest of former Black Panthers aims to erase revolutionary legacy
On Jan. 23, police arrested eight men on charges relating to the 1971 killing of police sergeant John V. Young.…
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Cuba-Venezuela expand integration
This article first appeared in Cuba's Granma daily newspaper. Cuba and Venezuela’s integration efforts were further strengthened with several agreements…
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Housing recession hits workers hardest
This article first appeared in the January 2007 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. The housing boom, which had set…
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Bush educational ‘reforms’ fall flat
This article first appeared in the January 2007 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. Five years ago, on Jan. 8,…
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Miami: A refuge for anti-Castro terrorists
The writer is the coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five. How is the surrender of huge…
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Florida high school student sues to have Gay Straight Alliance club
A student at Okeechobee High School and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Nov. 15, 2006, to…
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The case of Venezuela’s RCTV
The writer is a Ph.D. candidate in political theory at University of California at Berkeley. He lives in Caracas, Venezuela,…
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Miami terrorists turn over weapons cache to reduce prison sentences
On Jan. 17, right-wing anti-Cuban terrorist Santiago Alvarez arranged for the turnover of a large cache of weapons to the…
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U.S. government cuts weather and climate research budget
According to a study by a panel of experts at the National Academy of Sciences, the earth science budget of…
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Will the U.S. imperialists attack Iran?
In his Jan. 10 announcement of the "surge" strategy in Iraq, Bush said of Iran and Syria: "These two regimes…
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Anti-war movement responds to Bush: The real state of the union is anti-war
The following statement is from Brian Becker, national coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End…
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International Association of Democratic Lawyers condemns execution of Saddam Hussein
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers is a non-governmental organization of jurists with national affiliates on all continents. The International…
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Behind the executioner’s mask: U.S. ‘justice’ and the hanging of Iraqi judge Awad Hamad al-Bandar
On Dec. 26, 2006, the Appellate Court of the Iraqi Special Tribunal announced that Judge Awad Hamad al-Bandar, along with…
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