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Over 1,000 protest Fort Lauderdale mayor’s anti-LGBT bigotry
The mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Jim Naugle, shows no remorse for being a racist, homophobic bigot, despite the fact that…
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Miami activists take action against Burger King
The first of summer actions against Burger King took place in South Florida on July 11. The aim is to…
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Florida law takes aim at Sudan, Iran
Gov. Charlie Crist recently signed a bill making Florida the first U.S. state to outlaw pension fund investments in companies…
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Florida tomato growers threaten farmworker victory
The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, an agricultural marketing cooperative that controls about 90 percent of fresh tomatoes sold in Florida,…
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Miami holds ‘unwelcoming’ party for Bush
In a city that has been shadowed by the vicious political rule of extreme right-wing Cuban exiles and other ultra-conservative…
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Mock shantytown on Miami’s FIU campus shows solidarity with housing struggle
The writer is a student organizer at Florida Atlantic University. Miami is facing a housing crisis that has seen thousands…
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Thousands cheer anti-war contingent at MLK Day Parade
On Jan. 15, 10,000 people cheered the Fort Lauderdale, Martin Luther King, Jr. parade anti-war contingent organized by the Broward…
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Miami Dade Teachers fight for raise, new contract
On Oct. 11, the teacher’s union in Miami called for street rallies and protests to draw attention to its cause…
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Florida pizza delivery drivers win union recognition
Eleven pizza delivery drivers in Pensacola, Fla. took on a Domino’s franchise and won the first ever union for such…
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Anti-Cuban terrorists cut deal to avoid trial
On Sept. 11, as George Bush was giving speeches around the country about the need to fight terrorism, extreme right-wing…
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