Because of the huge impact of losing a significant carbon sink in the midst of the climate crisis, fires blazing in the Amazon have captured the attention of world media. A carbon sink is a forest, body of water or other natural environment that absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, . . .
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The writer is a Muslim woman born in a rural village in Gujarat, India. India, one of the oldest civilizations, fell under British colonial rule starting in the late 1700s. With British imperialism came the reinforcement of dividing people by religious groups, castes, languages spoken and nationalities, so that the . . .
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As the economic and climate crises deepen, Workers World Party is growing steadily into a strong force for socialist revolution. On Sept. 7-8, WWP will host two simultaneous Marxism schools, one in Atlanta and one in Buffalo, N.Y., where new members can deepen their theoretical and practical knowledge in order . . .
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The following is an Aug. 22 news release from the Andalusian Workers Union (Sindicato Andaluz de Trabajadores − SAT − an anti-capitalist organization of rural and urban workers in the Andalusian Autonomous Community located in the south of Spain, home to 8.3 million people). At this time when another worldwide . . .
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Three young activists, biking across the U.S. from Los Angeles to New York City, stopped in Philadelphia on Aug. 26 to raise awareness about the issue of justice for women once held in military sexual slavery by Japan. As part of the Triple A Project to educate the public about . . .
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Two community meetings on Aug. 19 and 20 were packed with angry and anxious residents of the metro Atlanta towns of Smyrna and Covington. People were demanding answers about the use of the toxic gas, ethylene oxide (ETO), at area medical sterilization plants. More than 1,000 people filled the Cobb . . .
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