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Brazilian president calls on US to end blockade on Cuba
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva called for an end to the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba. The call…
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Anti-coup activists target of repression in Honduras
The month following the installment of President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo has been one of increased repression against anti-coup activists in…
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San Francisco ANSWER holds benefit for Haiti
ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) San Francisco held a well-attended benefit for Haiti Feb. 7.…
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Forty union members killed in Colombia in 2009
Forty union members were killed in Colombia during 2009. Colombia has become one of the most dangerous countries for union…
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Cuba still flying the flag in Haiti
This article appeared on Digital Granma Internacional on Feb. 2. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti.--Twenty days after the earthquake that mercilessly shook this…
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Venezuelan government writes off Haiti’s debt
During the closing ceremony of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) in late January, President Hugo Chávez announced that…
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Vieques residents fight to halt harmful U.S. weapons testing
Residents of Vieques, Puerto Rico, have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking justice and restitution for severe illness…
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Wachovia’s Haiti relief profiteering comes under fire
Even as they struggle with the far-reaching impact of the economic crisis, millions of working people around the world have…
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Humanitarian relief in Haiti: Some shocking facts
The U.S. government dispatched more than 12,000 troops and $379 million in "aid to Haiti" after the earthquake. As many…
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D.C. forum cuts through media whitewash of Haitian struggle
To counter the corporate media's highly misleading reporting on the Haitian earthquake disaster, the ANSWER Coalition and the Party for…
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