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Civil rights laws challenged before the Supreme Court
Two cases before the Supreme Court seek to undermine civil rights protections won through decades of struggle against Jim Crow…
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Corruption, capitalism go hand in hand
Major political corruption scandals have recently made headlines in newspapers around the country. The increased attention to the issue raises…
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Secretary of defense calling for billions more for war, occupation
Robert Gates, the secretary of defense for both the outgoing Bush and incoming Obama administrations, is urging Congress to allocate…
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As Gaza burns, Bushes mourn cat
India, the Bushes’ 18 year-old cat, passed away on Jan. 4 as the U.S.-backed Israeli military massacre of Palestinians in…
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Persecution of immigrant destroying people, towns
In the racist furor that helped define the Bush era, immigrant detention has flourished. Its federal funding has doubled to…
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Auto bailout a bludgeon against UAW workers
The opposition in Congress over a proposed bailout of the U.S. auto industrywas not a principled stance against another massive…
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Native Hawaiians struggle to prevent government land theft
Nearly 150 activists lined the streets of Lihu’e and O’ahu in Hawaii Dec. 26 demanding that Governor Linda Lingle abandon…
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LGBT community to Obama: ‘No bigots should speak at the inauguration’
President-elect Barack Obama continues to show his faithfulness to ruling-class politics with each decision he makes. Last week, he announced…
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San Francisco makes poor, workers pay for budget crisis
The capitalist economic crisis continues to wreck havoc on the lives of poor and working people across the country. The…
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False freedom
Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on Pennsylvania’s death row since 1982 on false charges of shooting a Philadelphia cop.…
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