u.s. working class
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Murderer of civil rights activist gets paltry six-month sentence
Former Alabama state trooper James Bonard Fowler was sentenced to six months in jail on second-degree manslaughter charges Nov. 15…
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Why we continue to defend the Soviet Union
Some progressive people argue that given the fact that nearly two decades have passed, the issue of the Union of…
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Emergency Protests Say: No New Korean War!
The anti-war movement and all progressive people and organizations should stand against any new war, and demand an end to…
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UC students, workers fight latest tuition increase
On Nov. 18, the full board of the University of California regents approved an 8 percent tuition hike for fall…
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New Paltz, NY, meeting supports Palestinians
Slowly, step-by-step, the movement supporting justice for the Palestinian people has been growing in the United States, despite the overwhelming…
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No child left behind, Venezuelan version
As the ruling-class assault on public education continues in the U.S., the Venezuelan government has begun distributing 350,000 laptop computers…
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California’s undocumented students win legal victory
The California Supreme Court recently validated the use of in-state tuition for undocumented students at the state's public universities and…
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Pope shifts on use of condoms to combat HIV/AIDS
In a book based on interviews with a German journalist, Pope Benedict XVI said that the use of condoms can…
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Medical care at Syracuse jail to be privatized
On Jan. 1, 2011, the Onondaga County legislature will turn over the county-operated medical care for inmates of county institutions…
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Bloomberg appoints Hearst Magazines CEO to lead schools
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the current chancellor of education, Joel Klein, would be resigning to take…
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