Cuba continues to illustrate international health care solidarity in its response to the COVID-19 crisis. The island nation has sent brigades of doctors and supplies to Italy, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Suriname and Grenada. (telesurenglish.net) Meanwhile, the United States has been criminally negligent in stopping the spread of COVID-19 and in . . .
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While the history of captivity remains a stain on this society, those directly affected by these conditions point to things officials can do to protect the incarcerated population. When that fails to happen prisoners face no choice but to take matters into their own hands. Journalist Kim Kelly broke the . . .
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Prisons are concentration camps for the poor — disproportionately Black, Brown, Indigenous, migrant, disabled and, increasingly, elderly. Prisons are especially dangerous places now because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. But just like other workers, prisoners and their supporters can fight like hell — and push back against incarceration policies that . . .
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Working in an auto plant is a dangerous job. From slippery floors to toxic chemicals to improperly maintained equipment, autoworkers deal with a range of safety hazards every day. Now there is COVID-19. On any given shift hundreds, even thousands, work under one roof. Plants setups do not allow 6-foot . . .
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Oakland, Calif. March 4 — Tonight the Oakland School Board made a decision to cut more than $20 million from student services and clerical staff, but refused to make any cuts in the Oakland School Police force. A last minute amendment by Director Rosann Torres to lay off one-half of . . .
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March 21 is a profound day in the history of workers’ struggles against colonialism and imperialism. On that day, two major acts of brutality were committed against the working class: One was in Puerto Rico in 1937, and is known as the Ponce Massacre. The other attack, notoriously known as . . .
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