civil rights
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New York meeting backs Mumia
Over 300 people turned out for a June 23 forum in support of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. The…
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Analysis
Reparations struggle necessary for equality and working-class unity
The movement for African American reparations is gaining momentum. For decades, Black people have demanded compensation from the U.S. government…
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Champion in the struggle against racism and police brutality
Michael Zinzun, former Black Panther and founder of the Coalition Against Police Abuse, died on Sunday, July 9, at his…
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Behind the Supreme Court ruling on Guantanamo
Almost across the board, liberal commentators greeted news of the recent Supreme Court ruling on military tribunals at Guantanamo, Hamdan…
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Voting Rights Act renewal delayed
In the notoriously racist 1856 Dred Scott decision, U.S. Supreme Court justice Roger Taney wrote that the black man “had…
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Growing spirit of resistance and the need for change
In the month of October, many events took place that brought national attention to the unfinished struggle of African-American people.…
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Capitalist vultures circle as misery deepens
The people of New Orleans and the entire Gulf region continue to suffer because of the criminal neglect of the…
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Lenin and the right of nations to self-determination
The formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1922 brought together more than 120 distinct peoples, each with…
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Still fighting:
Robert R. Bryan, lead counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal, issued an appeal for a new trial on July 1, 2005, citing…
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Lenin and the right of nations to self-determination
The formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1922 brought together more than 120 distinct peoples, each with…
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