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Trump-inspired California recall effort stopped

September 21, 2021 John Parker
California voters got another taste of the national effort by the Republican Party to disenfranchise the votes of working and poor people, especially the votes of people of color. But this time, regarding their initiative […]
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Is Sirhan guilty? Unanswered questions about RFK’s assassination

September 17, 2021 Stephen Millies
Senator Robert Francis Kennedy had just won California’s Democratic presidential primary when he was shot in Los Angeles shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968. He died early the next morning, less than five years […]
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Crowd cheers removal of racist monument in Richmond, Va.

September 10, 2021 Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality
After 131 years of lording it over Richmond, Va., and much of the country, the towering statue of slavery-defending Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has finally been removed from his perch, to the cheers of […]
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Hurricane Ida blows away illusions

September 5, 2021 Gregory E. Williams
I am from a small town in Louisiana’s Tangipahoa Parish, now living in New Orleans. Professionally, I am a cook and am training to be a biological lab technician. When I first began to understand […]
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Austin protests Texas governor’s attack on women

September 4, 2021 FightBack! News
Austin, Texas – Around 100 people rallied at the Texas State Capitol on September 1 to protest against the statewide abortion ban that went into effect that same day. Texas abortion clinics have been forced […]
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World Economic Forum targets Detroit

September 3, 2021 David Sole
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced plans to open a “Global Center for Urban Transformation” in Detroit in October 2021. The WEF is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that describes itself as aiming to […]
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Supreme Court says drop dead to 11 million tenants

August 28, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
We have to fight back! Six judges on the U.S. Supreme Court have overturned the federal ban on evictions. The Aug. 26 ruling threatens to throw 11 million families — with 30 million people — […]
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The growing poverty of the U.S. working class

August 28, 2021 Stephen Millies
Millions of working-class families in the United States are so poor they can’t afford to shop at grocery stores any more. They’re buying food at 99 cent stores instead. Ohio resident Kyle Dishman told the […]
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LAPD explosion in South Central: Community demands justice

August 16, 2021 John Parker
On June 30, residents of South Central Los Angeles were shaken by a thunderous boom like an aerial bombardment. Area residents are used to the sound of helicopters and police sirens, simulating a war zone. […]
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Welfare Rights conference in New Orleans: ‘Imagine a world where no one goes without food or affordable housing’

August 9, 2021 Gregory E. Williams
During the first week of August, the National Welfare Rights Union (NWRU) convened in New Orleans. The meeting brought together activists from around the country to study both history and current conditions, as well as […]