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Beyonce and Jay-Z see Cuba for themselves
Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked April 11 to explain if New York-born rapper Jay-Z received “White House clearance” to…
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NYPD ‘stop and frisk’ campaign targets LGBTQ residents
The New York Police Department's racist terror campaign, known as “Stop and Frisk,” continues to plague working-class communities in the…
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Petition to free Lynne Stewart
The ANSWER Coalition urges its members and supporters to sign this urgent petition to free Lynne Stewart.
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Justice for Jewu Richardson!
Richardson is facing 30 years in prison after being shot by a New Haven police officer on Jan. 16, 2010.
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Roma Nation Day actions planned for April
Roma communities across Europe are organizing for celebrations of their culture that will include demonstrations and encampments in resistance to…
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Fifty schools on the chopping block in Chicago
Chicago Public School officials announced March 21 the shuttering of 50 schools and 61 school buildings in the city. This…
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Demanding justice for Alan Blueford
On March 5, Justice 4 Alan Blueford organized a rally at the Alameda County district attorney's office.
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Hundreds in Philadelphia protest vote on public school closings
Hundreds of teachers, students, parents and community members gathered March 7 to express outrage at the Philadelphia School Reform Commission’s…
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Tea Party no savior on drones
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has drawn both plaudits and vitriol for his 13-hour filibuster March 6 in opposition to the…
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Florida State University students rally in honor of Trayvon Martin
One year ago on Feb. 26, a "neighborhood watch volunteer" shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to death in Sanford, Fla. A…
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