civil rights
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Fighting to end Connecticut’s parole ban
In recent months, many progressive organizations have come together to mobilize against the statewide ban on parole in Connecticut, recently…
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2007 in review: a year of socialist struggle
Building a revolutionary Marxist party in the heart of world imperialism is the aim of the PSL. Our ultimate goal…
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Government repression: from 1950 to H.R. 1955
On July 7, 1950, 12 days after the launching of the Korean War, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover sent a…
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Remembering Native cultural ambassador Floyd Red Crow Westerman
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native leader, actor and musician, died Dec. 13 in a Los Angeles hospital of complications from…
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Congress cuts student loan subsidies, funds imperialist war
A new bill passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress in October 2007 will cut billions of dollars in student loan subsidies.…
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Government suffers Liberty City 7 setback, moves for retrial
After a two-month trial and nine days of deliberations, a Miami jury acquitted one of the Liberty City 7, Lyglenson…
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U.S. border agents attack Mexican residents
U.S. border police have been handed even more powerful weapons to terrorize immigrants and Mexican residents at the heavily fortified…
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Texas makes background checks part of emergency response
The state emergency director in Texas recently told the Houston Chronicle that Texans who board emergency vehicles will now have…
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Rally in Plainfield, Conn. against racist attacks
On Dec. 15, 100 people participated in an anti-racist rally in Plainfield, Conn. in defense of Nashawn Williams. Williams is…
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Struggle to free Mumia gets media, legal boost
The intense mobilizing efforts of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s supporters broke through the media blockade that has helped deny the African American…
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