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Anti-coup activists target of repression in Honduras
The month following the installment of President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo has been one of increased repression against anti-coup activists in…
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Numbers of unemployed and poor facing utility cutoffs in California soar
The war against the poor continues in California, where a struggle against utility disconnections has broken out in response to…
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Refinery workers in France occupy Total facility
Over 100 refinery workers broke into the offices of a Total SA plant in Dunkirk, France, on Feb. 16 and…
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San Francisco ANSWER holds benefit for Haiti
ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) San Francisco held a well-attended benefit for Haiti Feb. 7.…
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Behind the conviction of Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui
One of the vile byproducts of the "global war on terror," now in its ninth year, has been the "commodification"…
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‘Comfort women’ redress movement in S. Korea marks 18th anniversary
During World War II, approximately 200,000 "comfort women," acting as gifts from the Japanese emperor, were coerced into being sex…
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Iran threatened with heightened sanctions
The United States and European Union have stepped up their accusations that Iran is enriching uranium for nuclear weapons, even…
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Forty union members killed in Colombia in 2009
Forty union members were killed in Colombia during 2009. Colombia has become one of the most dangerous countries for union…
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Right-wing politicians in Congress move to overturn gay-marriage bill
Right-wing politicians are moving to block a recent District of Columbia Council bill that would give legal recognition to same-sex…
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U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are an act of aggression against China
The New York Times headline "U.S. Arms for Taiwan Send Beijing a Message" correctly captured the intent of the recently…
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