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Foreclosures continue at record pace
Further evidence that the capitalist economic crisis continues to devastate working-class families came out earlier this month, when it was…
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Teachers unions oppose pro-privatization education policies
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his anti-worker, anti-student policies were sharply criticized at the recent conventions of both the…
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Nurses’ strike wins victory
On June 10, the Minnesota Nurses Association, which represents 12,000 workers, held a highly successful one-day strike. Negotiations between the…
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Iran demonized for providing radar to Syria
In mid-2009, Iran provided Syria with an advanced radar system that will help detect potential Israeli air raids. This display…
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Employment situation bleak as new benefits are stalled in Congress
Although 125,000 jobs were lost in June, capitalist politicians expressed optimism because of the 0.2 percent decline in the official…
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Pittsburgh march against police brutality largest in 15 years
On June 12, 200 people marched to Pittsburgh's City Hall to call for prosecution of the three police officers guilty…
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Racist Arizona bill targets immigrants’ children
Viciously racist Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce recently introduced a bill that would deny citizenship to the children of undocumented…
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Health care workers win strike
Workers at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia recently returned to work after a successful month-long strike. Led by the Pennsylvania…
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Border Patrol agents kill 15-year-old
On June 7, Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca, a 15-year-old boy from Chihuahua State, Mexico, was killed by a U.S. Border…
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Proposed ‘citizenship’ law targets Muslims and Arab-Americans
Democrat-turned-Independent Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut recently introduced the "Terrorist Expatriation Act." The bill would strip the citizenship of anyone…
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