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Students force school to stop discriminatory practices
Free State High School in Lawrence, Kan., recently announced the end of a long-standing practice of excluding students with disabilities…
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Court ruling gives green light to further torture
On the outrageous grounds that a trial would expose government secrets, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that victims…
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Chilean miners victims of capitalism
Since Aug. 5, 33 workers in the San José mine in Chile have been trapped several thousand feet below ground…
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Wildcat strike in Irvine, Calif.
Workers as the Embassy Suites hotel in Irvine, Calif., staged a successful one-day strike on Aug. 9, despite the fact…
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25 percent of children lack adequate health care–before the recession
Capitalist politicians and economists have spent much of the last few years assuring workers that declining living conditions will reverse…
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Capitalist crisis forces early retirement
As unemployment persists at catastrophic levels, many--roughly 2 million in 2009 alone--are faced with no other option than to retire…
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Widow faces anti-trans bigotry
Since July 4, Texas resident Nikki Araguz has not only had to deal with the death of her husband Thomas,…
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Pakistan flooding exacerbated by imperialism
Massive flooding has taken place across Pakistan for nearly two weeks. Provincial Information Minister Mian Hussain has called it "the…
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Global temperatures reach record highs
World temperatures for the first half of 2010 reached all-time highs as a result of global warming, a consequence of…
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Community and labor organizations win concessions from Chevron
Massive oil corporation Chevron was recently forced to withdraw its longstanding attempt to evade taxes and bankrupt the city of…
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