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Behind the govt’s ‘rosy’ jobs reportBehind the govt’s ‘rosy’ jobs report

Behind the govt’s ‘rosy’ jobs report

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics,” wrote Mark Twain. The U.S. government issued its monthly…

September 7, 2015
Release Yuvette Henderson’s autopsy reportRelease Yuvette Henderson’s autopsy report

Release Yuvette Henderson’s autopsy report

Family and community supporters seeking justice for Yuvette Henderson converged on the Emeryville, Calif., City Council on Sept. 1, demanding…

September 7, 2015
‘After we pay the rent … the money’s all spent!’‘After we pay the rent … the money’s all spent!’

‘After we pay the rent … the money’s all spent!’

Sept. 2 -- More than 200 people from 60 families face eviction from two apartment buildings in Brooklyn's Crown Heights…

September 7, 2015
Baltimore rally demands ‘Justice for Freddie Gray!’Baltimore rally demands ‘Justice for Freddie Gray!’

Baltimore rally demands ‘Justice for Freddie Gray!’

About 100 protesters rallied outside the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse in Baltimore on Sept. 2 in a protest to demand justice…

September 4, 2015
Prisoner hunger strikes help to win major victory to end solitary confinementPrisoner hunger strikes help to win major victory to end solitary confinement

Prisoner hunger strikes help to win major victory to end solitary confinement

Oakland, Calif. -- The Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition (PHSSC) held a press conference Sept. 1 to announce that a…

September 4, 2015
Rasmea Odeh speaks out against police crimesRasmea Odeh speaks out against police crimes

Rasmea Odeh speaks out against police crimes

Workers World reprints here a speech by Palestinian activist, Rasmea Odeh, originally circulated by the Fight Back News Service. Odeh…

September 4, 2015
Cleveland activists say Black Trans Lives matterCleveland activists say Black Trans Lives matter

Cleveland activists say Black Trans Lives matter

People gathered Aug. 25 in Cleveland’s Luke Easter Park, a main green space in the African-American community. They were part…

September 4, 2015
Obama’s Alaska trip motivated by Big Oil and war threatsObama’s Alaska trip motivated by Big Oil and war threats

Obama’s Alaska trip motivated by Big Oil and war threats

With great fanfare, while making an unprecedented presidential trip to Alaska on Aug. 31, President Barack Obama “renamed” the tallest…

September 3, 2015
Lynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality DayLynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality Day

Lynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality Day

The following statement from the people’s lawyer and former political prisoner, Lynne Stewart, was read by Betty Davis, a longtime…

September 3, 2015
Letters Carriers Union in San Francisco opposes new jailLetters Carriers Union in San Francisco opposes new jail

Letters Carriers Union in San Francisco opposes new jail

The following resolution was adopted on Sept. 2, 2015, by the National Association of Letter Carriers Union - Golden Gate…

September 3, 2015