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Virginia Tech killings in perspective
It is at a moment of crisis that the nature of the existing social order is revealed. That which seems…
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Columbia University’s two-tiered punishments
The writiers are three Columbia student anti-Minutemen protesters who have received censures from the university. This article first appeared in…
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Hayward, Calif. public school teachers strike for higher pay
On April 3, teachers of Hayward School District went on strike after an insulting pay raise offer from the administration.…
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Rejecting capitalist attacks on bilingual education
In a March 31 speech to the National Federation of Republican Women, former U.S. speaker of the House Newt Gingrich…
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California State University professors vote to strike
The writer is a professor at University of California Los Angeles. On March 21, the California State University faculty voted…
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2008 budget funds war, cuts social programs
The writer is a host on Pacifica radio’s KPFK, 90.7 FM. President Bush revealed his 2008 fiscal budget proposal on…
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Attacks on evolution and the right wing’s social agenda
Monday, Feb. 12, was celebrated as "Darwin Day" by schools and other institutions in the United States. Scientist Charles Darwin…
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The rising costs of the Iraq war
Pentagon spending projections for the U.S. war of aggression in Iraq are hitting new highs. The Pentagon estimated that the…
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Bush educational ‘reforms’ fall flat
This article first appeared in the January 2007 issue of Socialism and Liberation magazine. Five years ago, on Jan. 8,…
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Florida high school student sues to have Gay Straight Alliance club
A student at Okeechobee High School and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Nov. 15, 2006, to…
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