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Annie chambers
In the U.S.

Tenants in Baltimore public housing threatened with eviction over bogus bills

May 30, 2025 Colby Byrd and Andrew Matatag
Across public housing developments (also known as projects) in Baltimore, residents are being charged up to nearly $2,000 in utility bills. These bills, at baseline, are fraudulent and against the contractual agreement between the residents […]
MarlynBarnesrally
In the U.S.

Racist policing in Maryland: 41 deaths in police custody reclassified as homicides

May 30, 2025 Lev Koufax
Nearly two weeks ago, Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Attorney General Anthony Brown announced that a Towson University audit reclassified 41 deaths in police custody as homicides. The audit focused on the years 2003-2019, a […]
Nycfare
In the U.S.

NYC can’t afford a $3 transit fare

May 30, 2025 Struggle-La Lucha New York bureau
The fare ain’t fair! New York, May 28 — A loud and militant rally was held this morning in front of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s headquarters in lower Manhattan to denounce the agency’s planned fare […]
Debt protest
In the U.S.

What’s next for student loans under Trump? Interview with young revolutionaries

May 29, 2025 Struggle-La Lucha Baltimore bureau
The Struggle-La Lucha Baltimore bureau sat down with SLL writers Apryle Everly, Colby Byrd, and Jace Carter to understand what’s happening with student loans. What’s going on with student loans? AE & JC: We are […]
Hatfill
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What’s Steven Hatfill doing as a health adviser for Trump?

May 28, 2025 Stephen Millies
Remember Steven Hatfill? He was the main suspect in the 2001 anthrax deaths before the FBI turned its attention to Bruce Ivins. Five people were killed by anthrax being sent in envelopes through the mail. […]
School lunch
In the U.S.

Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and more

May 25, 2025 Louisiana Workers Council
Following is a fact sheet about how Trump’s “big beautiful” budget bill cuts essential services and benefits for workers to give to the wealthy. The fact sheet was put together by the Louisiana Workers Councils. […]
400 boys 3
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More liberation themes in Love, Death, & Robots’ ‘400 Boys’

May 21, 2025 Colby Byrd
Part 1: An analysis of Love, Death & Robots’ ‘400 Boys’ The previous analysis of “400 Boys” was a breakdown of the show’s major story beats and imagery. The following focuses on smaller details. Don’t […]
400 boys 1
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Slaying the hydra: an analysis of Love, Death & Robots’ ‘400 Boys’

May 20, 2025 Colby Byrd
The people’s struggle against colonialism and imperialism is a struggle of epic proportions, wherever it takes place. No liberation struggle is waged without involving all aspects of society. Bridges once burned due to the symptoms […]
Oberlin and wellington freedom fighters
In the U.S.

‘The message for ICE is to get out of our city!’

May 19, 2025 Chris Fry
Opposition to 1850 Fugitive Slave Act shows the way May 8, Worcester, Mass. – Ferreria de Oliveira, a migrant from Brazil, screamed for help. Her two daughters, one of whom was carrying her own newborn […]
Manufacturing
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The failure of tariffs in a declining empire

May 15, 2025 Gary Wilson
Speaking to Congress after 100 days in office, President Donald Trump claimed that the new tariffs on imports are about reindustrialization, “making America rich again and making America great again,” he said. Every declining empire […]