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<span class="streamer2">No ‘middle ground’</span><br />Abolish the death penalty!<span class="streamer2">No ‘middle ground’</span><br />Abolish the death penalty!

<span class="streamer2">No ‘middle ground’</span><br />Abolish the death penalty!

President Biden is under intense pressure from activists around the country to abolish the federal death penalty after a state-sanctioned…

July 14, 2021
Homeless union forms in AtlantaHomeless union forms in Atlanta

Homeless union forms in Atlanta

Atlanta On the evening of July 4, the federal holiday known as Independence Day, an encampment of 15 or more…

July 14, 2021
A Marxist history of HIV/AIDS – Part 2  The origins of HIV/AIDS A Marxist history of HIV/AIDS – Part 2  The origins of HIV/AIDS 

A Marxist history of HIV/AIDS – Part 2 The origins of HIV/AIDS 

HIV refers to human imunodeficiency virus. If left untreated, HIV can lead to the disease AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The…

July 9, 2021
‘Say her name: Sandra Bland’‘Say her name: Sandra Bland’

‘Say her name: Sandra Bland’

July 10 marks the sixth anniversary of the day when Sandra Bland was pulled over while driving to a new…

July 9, 2021
Voter suppression – class war against workersVoter suppression – class war against workers

Voter suppression – class war against workers

A July 1 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court issued a death blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which…

July 9, 2021
Koreans tell it like it isKoreans tell it like it is

Koreans tell it like it is

From 1950 to 1953, the U.S. government waged a horrendous war against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (the northern…

July 8, 2021
PDF of July 8 issuePDF of July 8 issue

PDF of July 8 issue

Download the PDF. Student-athletes win historic ruling Release Alex Saab! Labor strikes back HIV/AIDS: Legacy of resistance Say her name:…

July 8, 2021
Abuse continues as Texas repurposes prison for migrant detentionAbuse continues as Texas repurposes prison for migrant detention

Abuse continues as Texas repurposes prison for migrant detention

Houston On July 16, by order of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the state Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) began clearing…

July 7, 2021
Step toward unionization, student-athletes win historic rulingStep toward unionization, student-athletes win historic ruling

Step toward unionization, student-athletes win historic ruling

The National Collegiate Athletic Association waived its archaic rules June 30 to allow student-athletes to earn money off their popularity…

July 6, 2021
A look at India WaltonA look at India Walton

A look at India Walton

Buffalo, N.Y. India Walton made national headlines when she won last month’s Democratic primary against incumbent Mayor Byron Brown, who…

July 6, 2021