Cartoon: Tony Murphy New York City The announcement by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul that 750 National Guard members and 250 state troopers will be deployed into the New York subway — on top of the 1,000 additional New York Police Department cops introduced into the subway in January — . . .
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Gathering for Palestine/Irish solidarity. Philadelphia, March 18, 2024. Around 75 people came out for a Palestine/Ireland solidarity gathering at the Irish famine memorial in Philadelphia on March 18, organized by the Philadelphia Palestine Coalition and Philadelphia Irish Against Oppression. The very moving event, which included Irish music performed by Kevin . . .
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In the spirit of International Working Women’s Day, March 8, Workers World newspaper hails women workers and oppressed people in the U.S. and worldwide, especially those under the gun of imperialism. This year we honor our Palestinian comrades — those under siege from U.S.-backed Israeli militarism in Gaza and the . . .
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Philadelphia The power of the people is greater than the power of the state, and together we can have an impact. In September 2023, Pam Africa and other visitors to Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal began sounding the alarm over his health noticeably declining. He had lost weight, was anemic, . . .
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As a 10-year-old queer boy, Sylvia Rivera left her home in 1961 because she was rejected by the grandmother who was raising her. While she identified as an effeminate boy until the late 1960s, she eventually identified as a drag queen, then a “transvestite,” and lastly as transgender. Rivera was . . .
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Portland protesters at the latest demonstration and march on March 16, calling for an end to the occupation of Palestine. Chea Berra said, “It’s important to help the millions who Zionist Israel wants completely eliminated, including grandparents, pregnant mothers, babies, whole families simply because they were born and live. Have . . .
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