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Mumia Abu Jamal is hospitalized with no visitation or contactMumia Abu Jamal is hospitalized with no visitation or contact

Mumia Abu Jamal is hospitalized with no visitation or contact

The following is a March 30 press release from the Philadelphia International Action Center, which works with MOVE, the Campaign to…

March 30, 2015
Killer of Dontre Hamilton stays firedKiller of Dontre Hamilton stays fired

Killer of Dontre Hamilton stays fired

As a result of mass people's resistance led by the Hamilton family, Christopher Manney, the cop who shot and killed…

March 30, 2015
Bosses get $243 billion subsidy for paying low wagesBosses get $243 billion subsidy for paying low wages

Bosses get $243 billion subsidy for paying low wages

The capitalist class has found more and more ways to pay tens of millions of workers below-subsistence wages by shifting…

March 30, 2015
At UAW convention, autoworkers show they want equal pay for equal workAt UAW convention, autoworkers show they want equal pay for equal work

At UAW convention, autoworkers show they want equal pay for equal work

This year, the United Auto Workers union will negotiate new contracts with auto and truck manufacturers General Motors, Ford and…

March 30, 2015
Fighting for $15 minimum wage in the SouthFighting for $15 minimum wage in the South

Fighting for $15 minimum wage in the South

Atlanta -- With fists pumping in the air, some 500 low-wage workers from across the South filled the sanctuary of…

March 30, 2015
Study exposes racism & why Black girls matterStudy exposes racism & why Black girls matter

Study exposes racism & why Black girls matter

All human life matters. But throughout U.S. history, that reality has been overshadowed by the doctrine and practice of white…

March 30, 2015
Event marks women’s global federation at 70Event marks women’s global federation at 70

Event marks women’s global federation at 70

The call for international solidarity in the fight for women’s equality and justice was loud and clear on March 17…

March 30, 2015
Black leader Jabari Shaw targetedBlack leader Jabari Shaw targeted

Black leader Jabari Shaw targeted

Oakland, Calif. -- A combined task force of Oakland Police Department officers, FBI and U.S. marshals on March 9 chased…

March 30, 2015
Behind the police killings of people with disabilitiesBehind the police killings of people with disabilities

Behind the police killings of people with disabilities

In a Jan. 29 letter, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacy said her office found "there is insufficient evidence…

March 30, 2015
Oil strike breakthroughOil strike breakthrough

Oil strike breakthrough

March 22 — The U.S. oil refinery strike, which began Feb. 1, appears to be moving toward a resolution. The…

March 26, 2015