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Puerto Rican workers come out in force against massive layoffs
On Oct.15, after weeks of planning and preparations, Puerto Rico's working-class movement staged a demonstration of 200,000 people. The action…
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Antonio Guerrero receives new sentence
The statement below was released by the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five . The Cuban Five--Gerardo Hernández, Ramón…
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Honduran coup-leaders hire U.S. lobbyists
The coup government of Honduras has hired U.S. public relations firms to craft their image as that of a legitimate…
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¡Mercedes Sosa, presente!
Argentine revolutionary folk singer Mercedes Sosa died Oct. 4, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Known as "The voice of Latin America,"…
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Wealthy Brazilian farmer burns down homes of Indigenous villagers
A community of Brazilian indigenous people had their village burned to the ground by a wealthy farmer just days after…
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Southern California rallies demand freedom for the Cuban Five
On Sept. 12, the 11th anniversary of the unjust arrest of the Cuban Five heroes, four simultaneous public protests demanding…
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Venezuela’s education law restructures, democratizes elite institutions
On Aug.14, the National Assembly of Venezuela passed the Organic Education Law, which seeks to restructure the university system, opening…
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¡Juan Almeida Bosque, Presente!
Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque died late Friday, Sept. 11, in Havana, Cuba.
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Almeida is more alive today than ever
Reprinted from CubaDebate. I have spent hours listening by television to the entire country’s tribute to Commander of the Revolution…
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Severe drought in Mexico exacerbates poverty, inequity
Mexico is suffering though its worst drought in decades. Mexico City, the mega-metropolitan area with a population of 20 million,…
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