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Jimmy Santiago Baca, famous Chicano poet and author, headlines event to free the Cuban Five
Billed "As an evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca," the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five held an extremely successful…
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Copper miners in Chile force bosses to back down
On Dec. 9, union workers at Chile's Chuquicamata copper mine walked out, protesting proposed wage and benefit cuts by state-run…
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Re-sentencing of three Cuban Five heroes concluded
Today concluded the re-sentencing process for Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and Ramón Labañino in the United States District Court for…
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Peruvian government apology for racism leaves out slavery
The government of Peru has issued an apology to citizens of African descent for the first time. A public ceremony…
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Copper miners in Chile force bosses to back down
On Dec. 9, union workers at Chile's Chuquicamata copper mine walked out, protesting proposed wage and benefit cuts by state-run…
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Expanding U.S. military presence leads to Venezuela-Colombia tensions
Tensions between Colombia and Venezuela have been on the rise. On Nov. 20, the Venezuelan army destroyed two footbridges used…
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Obama White House legitimizes the Honduran coup
On Oct. 29, the negotiations between the coup government and representatives of the democratically elected president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya,…
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U.N. vote to end U.S. blockade on Cuba: 187-3
Cuba's resounding victory in the United Nations--with 187 countries voting against the U.S. blockade, three countries for, and two abstentions--comes…
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Victory for trans people in Uruguay
On Oct. 12, the Senate in Uruguay unanimously passed a bill permitting transsexuals to change their names and genders on…
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Mexican Electrical Workers Union fights power firm closure
Mexican officials have announced the dissolution of Luz Y Fuerza del Centro, the state-run energy distribution agency that supplies energy…
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