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Florida’s Revised History Curriculum: Same Old Racism in New Form
Florida’s new standards for African American History downplay the historical oppression of Black people, even saying that slavery benefited slaves. …
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Women Fight Back Against Texas Abortion Ban
Last week, court hearings were held on Zurawski v. Texas, marking the first time patients denied abortions …
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BART– the Land Baron: Displaced Coliseum Connections Tenants
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …
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Victory in the Anthropology Library
The occupation of the U.C. Berkeley Anthropology Library ended last week on Monday, July 17, …
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BART – How Do They Think? Do They?
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No More Water Breaks: Workers’ Barbeque, Texas Style
September 1, 2023, is a day that will live in workers’ rights infamy. Texas House Bill …
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Support UPS workers – Their fight is our fight, too!
The contract between UPS and workers in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters expires on July …
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Climate Change is Bringing Malaria to the U.S.
As the climate heats up, mosquitoes have more time to live and breed and expand …
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Short Staffing Petition at Highland
Highland Hospital needs to get more staff and stop overworking its workers. …
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Schedule Fit for Robots
The Highland and Kaiser hospitals treat their workers like robots! …
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June 1943 – When Black workers took the lead in North Carolina’s freedom struggle
In June 1943, Black workers at the RJ Reynolds factory struck against poor working conditions. …
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The Homestead Strike of 1892: The State Shows Whose Side It’s On
On June 25, 1892, the management of the Carnegie Steel Works in Homestead, Pennsylvania, posted …
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Student Loan Freeze Ends
People will soon be required to begin payments on student debt that they can’t afford. …
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Solidarity on Striking Writers’ Picket Lines
On May 2, TV and movie writers went on strike for the first time in …
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Pride Month: Celebrate this June by Fighting for the World We Deserve!
Pride began as a fight against oppression, a fight that continues today. …
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Dodgers Pride Night: When The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Win, We All Win!
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence won back their invite to the Dodgers’ Pride Day after outcry from supporters. …
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Nebraska: Anti-Trans and Anti-Choice Legislation go Hand in Hand!
The Nebraska legislature passed a bill that attacks both reproductive rights and trans people’s rights. …
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Aderrien Murry: Even an 11-Year-Old isn’t Safe from the Police!
11-year-old Aderrien Murry was shot by the police after calling 911. Even children are not safe from police violence. …
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Corruption In D.C. Comes To Light — Why Now?
Corruption has always existed in U.S. politics. Why is there a big deal about it now? …
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U.S. Nuclear Submarines in South Korea – One Step Closer to Disaster
The U.S. has sent nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea to threaten North Korea. …
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Rutgers Faculty Win Victory, But The Fight Isn’t Over
Rutgers workers won pay increases, but they will need to continue to fight against future challenges. …
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BART’s Future?
The news media are raising concerns about the future of BART. The problems with BART are a product of wider societal problems. …
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Where Is It Safe Anymore?
The city of Davis, California, has been rocked in recent weeks by a series of stabbings that …
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The UC Berkeley Anthropology Library Occupation
For over two weeks now, University of California (UC) Berkeley students, faculty, and community members …
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Horses Die for Owners’ Profits
Last weekend was the Kentucky Derby, a nearly 150-year-old horse race, attended by spectators with …
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Baltimore Government Responds to Youth-Related Violence with Repression, Not Solutions
Baltimore is responding to youth-related violence by instituting a curfew, which punishes youth and does nothing to address the causes. …
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Texas Governor and Politicians Don’t Care About Human Suffering
Last Friday, in yet another horrifying case of armed violence, a man shot and killed five …
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Transport Worker Cuts Impact Kaiser Care
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland …
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SpaceX Threatens Human Communities and Wildlife
SpaceX’s Starship launch threw debris into local communities and wildlife habitats. …
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Safety – It’s On Who?
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Mississippi Police Laws Stifle Democracy in Jackson
Two new laws passed by the Mississippi legislature and signed into law by the governor …
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Rockridge Trader Joes and the Difficulty of a Contract
Workers at the Rockridge Trader Joe’s in Oakland, California, voted on April 20 in favor …
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Yes, It’s The System
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Racist Antioch Police
“This… is the most pervasive racial hatred case I’ve ever been involved in…This conduct itself …
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Biden Power Plant Proposal – Not Nearly Enough
Over the weekend news broke that the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration will, for the first …
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CSX in Baltimore: A Dangerous Place to Work
The December 2021 explosion at the CSX coal pier in the Curtis Bay neighborhood of …
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30 Years After LGBTQ March on Washington: We Are Still Fighting for Freedom
The March On April 25, 1993, more than a million people participated in a March …
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The Shooting of Ralph Yarl
The shooting of Ralph Yarl and the delay in charging the shooter show the toxic effects of racism in the U.S. …
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Curtis Bay: A Community Fights against Deadly “Sacrifice Zone” in Baltimore
Across the Patapsco River from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor tourist district lie the former neighborhoods of …
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Hedge Funds Profit Off High Food Prices and Human Misery
Following “momentum driven” algorithms that automatically determine when to buy or sell commodities at the …
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Massive Catholic Church Child Sexual Abuse in Baltimore Area Documented; But Where is the Justice?
Earlier this month, the Maryland Attorney General’s office released an explicit, brutal, and horrifying report …
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Clarence Thomas and the Courts for the Rich
ProPublica recently revealed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for decades received luxury trips …
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Greg Abbott Green-Lights Far-Right Violence
The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, is “working as swiftly as Texas law allows” to …
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China Military Drills – Dangerous Friction with U.S. Empire
Last week, China held three days of combat drills in the South China Sea, simulating …
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Tennessee Republicans Up the Ante on Political Repression
On April 6, Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives upped the ante on political …
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Right-Wing Courts Move to Ban Medication Abortion Nationwide
Last week in Texas, a Trump-appointed judge placed a nationwide ban on the use of …
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Exposed! Railroads Bosses’ Dirty Tactics to Make Sick Workers Stay on the Job
Union Pacific Railroad (UP) routinely employs private investigators to find a pretext for firing employees …
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Academic Workers Strike in New Jersey
On Monday morning, nearly 9,000 tenured professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers went on …
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We Still Need a Health Safety Net
The U.S. is rolling back Medicaid benefits, but we still need healthcare! …