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Capitalism, racism devastate Black communities in U.S.
A March 20 New York Times article paints a very sobering picture of the reality facing Black males in the…
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Immigrant workers fight for a union contract
On Feb. 28, over 200 service workers at the University of Miami went on strike to win a union contract…
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New mass movement demands immigrant rights
In March, millions of people marched through the streets of Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, Dallas and other cities demanding an…
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Socialism and Liberation, Vol. 3, No. 4
IN MEMORY John Black: tireless fighter for workers’, civil rights (Andy McInerney) Gordon Parks: civil rights photographer (Bill Hackwell) U.S.…
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General strike in Guinea wins concessions
The workers of Guinea in West Africa brought the country’s economy to a virtual standstill with a five-day general strike…
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Indigenous protesters in Ecuador shut down oil pipelines
On Feb. 22, Indigenous protesters in the Ecuadorian province of Napo shut down the country’s two main oil pipelines, prompting…
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Gordon Parks: civil rights photographer, 1912-2006
On March 7, Gordon Parks, one of the 20th century’s most influential social documentary photographers, died in his home in…
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John Black: Tireless fighter for workers’ & civil rights
John Black, a lifelong socialist and advocate for workers’ and civil rights, died on Mar. 7 after a prolonged illness.…
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U.S. promotes sectarian violence to divide Iraq
“Maybe the war was wrong, but now that we’re there, we have to finish the job.” So goes a common…
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Philippines right-wing president declares state of emergency
On Feb. 24, right-wing Philippines president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a “state of national emergency” throughout the country. Arroyo immediately…
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Anti-communist legislation attempts to rewrite history
“A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of communism.” The opening sentence of the Communist Manifesto is as relevant today as…
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Racist cartoons set off worldwide anti-imperialist protests
A series of anti-Muslim racist cartoons provoked a wave of protests around the world. The demonstrations show that even as…
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People’s insurgency in Colombia challenges U.S.-backed regime
On March 1, Colombian president Álvaro Uribe Vélez launched his campaign for reelection. In order to do so, the Colombian…
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April 1965 and the unfinished Dominican revolution
On April 28, 1965, 42,000 U.S. troops poured into the Dominican Republic to put down the beginnings of a democratic…
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The evolution of the modern capitalist state
At a meeting in early February, an activist from South Korea told me: “We only wish Bush could run for…
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Thousands of Baltimore students strike
Thousands of Baltimore public high school students went on strike for the first three days of March to protest insufficient…
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‘Hustling’ and the problems of daily life
Your mayor ain’t your friend, he’s your enemy Just to get your vote, a saint’s what he pretend to be…
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Millions face poverty, cutbacks as U.S. billionaire club grows
The CBPP report states that “income is now more concentrated at the very top of the income spectrum than in…
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Finger-pointing can’t hide the truth
On Feb. 16, acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency David Paulison went before cameras to discuss funding changes…
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After 50,000 rally in D.C.
On March 10, 500,000 immigrants and their supporters came out in a massive show of force in Chicago. Mexicans, Central…
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