Year: 2005

PSL delegates to Caracas World Youth Festival

PSL delegates to Caracas World Youth Festival

Ten activists from the Party for Socialism and Liberation participated in the 16th World Youth Festival, held this year in…
Challenging the Cuba travel ban

Challenging the Cuba travel ban

Almost all licenses permitting travel to Cuba have been revoked under the Bush administration’s new aggressive measures toward Cuba in…
Court overturns unfair convictions of the Cuban Five

Court overturns unfair convictions of the Cuban Five

In a monumental decision on the case of the Cuban Five—five Cuban nationals who were convicted on trumped up charges…
Unity and the prospects of renewed struggle

Unity and the prospects of renewed struggle

This year’s annual AFL-CIO convention brought the first major split in organized labor since the 1955 merger of the American…
Puerto Rican teachers’ union fights takeover

Puerto Rican teachers’ union fights takeover

A major battle is brewing in the Puerto Rican labor movement. It pits a militant, rank-and-file-oriented union local leadership against…
The birth of Puerto Rico’s fight for independence

The birth of Puerto Rico’s fight for independence

On September 23, 1868, in the city of Lares, Puerto Rico, an uprising took place against Spanish colonial domination. That…
Community outrage grows with latest LAPD murder

Community outrage grows with latest LAPD murder

On July 10, 19-month-old Suzie Marie Peña was shot in the head after a nearly three-hour standoff between her father,…
Class struggle decides the direction of the Supreme Court

Class struggle decides the direction of the Supreme Court

“Judge Roberts is the kind of outstanding nominee that will make America proud. He embodies the qualities America expects in…
Government files Real ID Act charges against the ‘LA8’

Government files Real ID Act charges against the ‘LA8’

For nearly 18 years, the U.S. government has attempted to deport seven Palestinian activists and one Kenyan—known as the Los…
‘I am confined to a cell that is eight […] by eight feet …’

‘I am confined to a cell that is eight […] by eight feet …’

Peltier was targeted because of his strong advocacy for Native rights and defense of Native sovereignty. The U.S. government withheld…
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