living conditions
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Racism and torture in California prisons
An investigation by the Sacramento Bee News earlier this year exposed the abuse of prisoners by police in the Behavior…
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Parents in Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago sit-in to stop demolition of grassroots school library
Since Wednesday Sept. 15, parents of students at Chicago's Whittier Public Elementary School have occupied a school field house ("La…
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Los Angeles, the mass layoff capital of the United States
In this year's first fiscal quarter, October 2009 through December 2009, the Los Angeles-Orange County region led the state in…
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25 percent of children lack adequate health care–before the recession
Capitalist politicians and economists have spent much of the last few years assuring workers that declining living conditions will reverse…
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FDA never inspected egg farms responsible for outbreak In Brief
Over half a billion eggs nationwide have been recalled since August 13. Salmonella exposure from the eggs has made over…
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Still marching for jobs and freedom
On Aug. 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands participated in the massive March on Washington, which many call the high point…
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The shrinking ‘middle class’ and the unraveling of America’s founding myth
The following is an excerpt of a presentation given at a PSL meeting on Aug. 6. Communists pay especially close…
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Capitalist crisis forces early retirement
As unemployment persists at catastrophic levels, many--roughly 2 million in 2009 alone--are faced with no other option than to retire…
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July the deadliest month for migrants
There is a very real and significant human cost to what is considered "illegal" immigration in this country. In July,…
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Global temperatures reach record highs
World temperatures for the first half of 2010 reached all-time highs as a result of global warming, a consequence of…
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