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Protests grow against Coca-Cola and Pepsi in India
In the last few years, India has been held up as a glowing example of globalization’s "benefits," including so-called free…
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Chicago activist Elvira Arellano resists deportation order
On Tuesday Aug. 15, Elvira Arellano, an immigrant and president of the immigrant rights organization La Familia Latina Unida in…
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Imperialists threaten Iran with war, sanctions over nuclear energy
On Aug. 22, Iran officially responded to the package that EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana delivered in June. Days…
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Capitalism, racism and Hurricane Katrina one year later
One year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf coast, New Orleans still lies in ruins with rebuilding efforts moving at…
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War resister Ehren Watada gains support
More than 100 anti-war activists and other supporters of U.S. Army first lieutenant Ehren K. Watada, who faces court martial…
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Racist evictions in France target immigrants
On Thurs., Aug.17, dozens of French police sealed of access to a former university residential building in Chachan, a Paris…
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More than 500 confront Minutemen racists in Maywood
On Saturday, Aug. 26, more than 500 people came out in Maywood—a small, mostly immigrant city in greater Los Angels—to…
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Vigil to commemorate police murder victim Deandre Brunston
On Thursday, Aug. 24, organizers with the Party for Socialism and Liberation participated in a vigil to commemorate the third…
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PSL message to the Socialist Front of Puerto Rico on the death of Jorge Farinacci
To the members of the Socialist Front of Puerto Rico: On behalf of the National Committee of the Party for…
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Cuba graduates 3,907 doctors from all over the world
Over 3,907 national and international physicians were graduated in simultaneous acts throughout the country, with a main ceremony at the…
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Commemorating the life of Federico García Lorca
August 19, 2006, marked the 70th anniversary of the assassination of Spanish poet and dramatist Federico García Lorca. A voice…
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Rally at Ft. Lewis supports military resister Ehren Watada
Ft. Lewis Army Base in Washington has become a focal point for military resistance to the war in Iraq. Most…
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16th Int’l AIDS Conference: G8 not living up to funding promises
On Aug. 18, the 16th International AIDS Conference came to a close in Toronto, Canada. Over 30,000 scientists, activists and…
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Oaxacan teachers occupy radio and television stations
On Aug. 21, striking teachers and their supporters in the southern city of Oaxaca, Mexico, occupied 12 radio stations and…
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Stock option scandal ensnares greedy execs
A major scandal involving stock options has come to light in recent weeks that is causing great nervousness in corporate…
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1951 KKK murder of Florida NAACP activists ‘solved’
On Aug. 16, Florida attorney general Charlie Crist announced that the 1951 murders of civil rights activists Harry T. and…
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Ten years after the 1996 ‘welfare reform’ act
August 2006 marks the tenth anniversary of the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act—more commonly, but…
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Warren Moon: First Black quarterback in Hall of Fame
Warren Moon became the first Black quarterback in the modern era to be inducted into the pro football Hall of…
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Capitalism is dangerous to your health
Two recent studies further demonstrate that the effects of capitalism are dangerous to human health and the environment. One study…
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South Africa moves toward greater land redistribution
The minister of South Africa’s Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs recently announced methods to speed up the process of…
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