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Remembering social-justice activist David Wald
Cuba solidarity activist David Wald died from pancreatic cancer Sunday morning, May 18, at his Santa Clara, Calif., home. Wald…
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Socialist Cuba promotes anti-homophobia campaign
The author traveled to Cuba in 1990 with the Venceremos Brigade and formed part of the Lesbian and Gay Caucus…
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Chilean union leaders on hunger strike against mining giant
Chilean union leaders have launched a hunger strike against Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco. The hunger strike is in protest…
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‘Autonomy’ vote in Bolivian state a divide-and-conquer ploy
On May 4, an illegal referendum took place in Bolivia's Santa Cruz department (state) to decide whether the region would…
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Indigenous peoples protest carbon trading at U.N. forum
Indigenous people representing 20 nations and organizations from South America held a protest at the May 2 conclusion of the…
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Liberation Volume 2, Issue 11
Volume 2, No. 10: Wall Street is Making a Killing! On the cover: Wall Street is Making a Killing U.S.…
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Venezuela increases minimum wage
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has increased the minimum wage by 30 percent to $372 per month, making it the highest…
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The Fourth Fleet of intervention
Translated by Granma International and reproduced here with minor edits. It was created in 1943 to fight Nazi submarines and…
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Bolivian right-wing holds vote on regional autonomy
A grave political crisis is looming as a secessionist referendum takes place in Bolivia. The separatist movement is headed by…
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Pope Benedict XVI visits United States
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the United States on April 15 for a six-day visit—the first Papal visit to the…
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