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MBTA raises rates, cuts services on the backs of workers
On June 4, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced initial steps to increase fares and drastically reduce service system-wide. Months…
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Boston school resegregation vote delayed
Local parents, teachers, students and community organizers won a victory for the students of Boston June 3 when the superintendent…
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Boston School Committee moves to further segregate schools
The Boston School Committee is attempting to rezone the city’s school district. The changes would further segregate a school system…
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Hate laws face legal challenge
On March 3, attorneys for eight same-sex couples filed a lawsuit in a Boston federal court asking the court to…
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Mass demonstrations against U.S.-back Israeli siege of Gaza continue
Action Alert: A National March on Washington in support of the people of Gaza has been called for Saturday, Jan.…
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Massachusetts working class to bear the brunt of Gov. Patrick’s budget cuts
PSLweb/Liberation takes a look at the anti- worker offensive taking place across the country in the form of budget cuts.…
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Boston teachers face layoffs
In March 2008, the media reported that Boston Public School officials had to try to fix a $33.2 million gap…
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Racist ICE raids sweep Massachusetts immigrant communities
More than 100 people withstood a torrential rainstorm on Aug. 8 to stand in solidarity against the mass anti-immigrant raids…
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Nationwide rallies demand freedom for the Jena 6
On Nov. 7, many hundreds of people around the country rallied to demand freedom for the Jena 6. The actions…
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Boston neighborhood fights ‘bioterror’ lab
Working-class people in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood continue to fight against the building of a biolab in the heart of their…
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