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Preparing for class struggle in the capitalist crises ahead
The following is adapted from a talk given at a public meeting of the Party for Socialism and Liberation in…
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How does New York mayor Michael Bloomberg make $1 billion per year?
On Nov. 21, the New York Sun revealed that New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s net worth could be as…
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Environmental injustice linked to children’s asthma in South Bronx
Have you ever seen a child having a serious asthma attack? Asthma is a chronic pulmonary condition that impacts 7-10…
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South Florida workers and homeless seize government land for community housing
In response to the crisis of affordable housing for low-income workers and the homeless, particularly in the African American community,…
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Class struggle and the widening income gap
Adapted from a talk at a Party for Socialism and Liberation public meeting in New York City on Sept. 8,…
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San Francisco communities fight racism, gentrification
Urban gentrification affects cities all across the country, driving up rents while driving out poor and working-class residents who are…
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Chicago’s ComEd set to hike electricity costs by up to 40 percent
Commonwealth Edison, the largest provider of electricity in Chicago and Northern Illinois, is pushing for massive rate hikes. The rates…
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Steelworkers strike Goodyear in U.S. and Canada
With profits soaring and top-level executives earning millions, 15,000 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.’s workers have had enough. Refusing to…
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Top 400 U.S. capitalists own more than world’s 2.5 billion poorest make in a year
Each year, Forbes Magazine releases its Forbes 400—the list of the 400 richest Americans. For the first time, in 2006…
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Pentagon war budget rivals height of Vietnam War
On Sept. 27 and 28, both houses of Congress approved a $448 billion Pentagon budget for the 2007 fiscal year.…
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