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Chicago teachers step up resistance to school closingsChicago teachers step up resistance to school closings

Chicago teachers step up resistance to school closings

Chicago school teachers held a large rally on May 20 that focused on resisting attempts to shut down as many…

May 23, 2013
No justice for Ramarley GrahamNo justice for Ramarley Graham

No justice for Ramarley Graham

Ramarley Graham was shot in his bathroom by police officer Richard Haste. The unarmed Bronx teenager was killed on Feb.…

May 23, 2013
Malcolm X livesMalcolm X lives

Malcolm X lives

The great Black leader, Malcolm X —also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz — was born on May 19, 1925. His…

May 23, 2013
Houston protest supports Assata ShakurHouston protest supports Assata Shakur

Houston protest supports Assata Shakur

Militant supporters of former political prisoner Assata Shakur, who was liberated from a U.S. federal prison and has lived in…

May 23, 2013
Paul Ryan, ALEC protestedPaul Ryan, ALEC protested

Paul Ryan, ALEC protested

Two of the greatest enemies of working people were confronted in Kansas and Oklahoma over the past two weeks. On…

May 23, 2013

‘Pathways’ program to gut City University of New York

New York — A cabal of bourgeois higher education policy wonks, media moguls and bankers have devised a scheme that…

May 23, 2013

Thousands walk out in Philadelphia: ’Save our schools!’

Philadelphia — For the third time in ten days, students walked out of classrooms here on May 17 to protest…

May 22, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage’

Part 1: Two schools of thought lock horns Supreme Court decisions are expected sometime in June on the constitutionality of…

May 22, 2013

Military sexual assault: Break the chains of command!

The struggle by women to stop being treated as men’s property and sexual objects has finally surfaced in the U.S.…

May 22, 2013
Grief and anger flow over murder of African-American transwoman in ClevelandGrief and anger flow over murder of African-American transwoman in Cleveland

Grief and anger flow over murder of African-American transwoman in Cleveland

Despite many gains won through decades of struggle, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities are often…

May 22, 2013