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Majority opposes harsh mandatory minimum sentencing laws
A recent poll shows that 60 percent of respondents oppose harsh mandatory minimum sentencing laws for non-violent crimes. Drug laws…
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Eugene Puryear’s Northeast Speaking Tour
New York Friday, October 17 New York City, New York Panel: "Socialists Confront the 2008 Elections and the Wall Street…
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FDIC deposit insurance not a sure thing
We hear the parting words from television commercials and radio advertisements: "Member FDIC Insured." The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has…
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California governor kills Harvey Milk bill in nod to right-wing bigots
California Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have honored the late gay activist Harvey Milk. Bowing to…
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New revelations in Rosenberg case leave reality unchanged
Documents recently declassified by the U.S. government have shed new light on the trial and execution of Julius and Ethel…
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People’s speak out at U.S. Capitol building
The report below was submitted by the VoteNoBailout campaign. The VoteNoBailout.org website has attracted extensive support throughout the country. Over…
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Militarization of police targets dissent, freedom of assembly
The author is an Iraq war veteran and the Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate for congress in the 22nd…
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Bailout provision to help struggling homeowners thrown out
Republicans and Democrats alike have been jumping through hoops to convince working people that it is in our best interest…
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WaMu’s collapse: The bigger they are, the harder they fall
On Sept. 25, Washington Mutual, the largest savings and loan bank in the United States, was seized by the Federal…
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Troy Davis case puts spotlight on racist death penalty
As a result of thousands of people mobilizing around the world, Troy Davis—an innocent man on death row—has been granted…
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