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PDF of April 8 issue


PDF of April 8 issue

Download the PDF. NO STALLNG: U.S. out of Afghanistan! Alabama mine workers strike What Bessemer union drive means Philly: Protect Squirrel Hill George Floyd’s killer on trial Cesar Chavez Day Georgia anti-vote law strikes out Editorial: Wanna pay no taxes? TEAR DOWN THE WALLS: Detention centers exploit trans people Evaluating . . .

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Puerto Rico: The water route is a lifeline for the people of Vieques, Culebra.


Puerto Rico: The water route is a lifeline for the people of Vieques, Culebra.

Translation of banner reads: ‘We demand a better maritime transport service’, June 2019 protest. Photo Credit: peoplesdispatch.org On April 2 while Catholics worldwide observed Good Friday, the people of Culebra and Vieques Islands took to the streets to protest the malfunctioning maritime transportation system. Their outcry for justice echoed with . . .

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Demonstration protests death at Erie County Holding Center


Demonstration protests death at Erie County Holding Center

Credit: Tom Answeeney By Juniper Carpenter Workers World Party members and people from the community gathered outside the Erie County Holding Center, N.Y., on March 31 in response to the March 13 death of Mikey Frears. Frears was the 36th person to die in the Holding Center since Sheriff Tim . . .

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Philadelphia: Protect Squirrel Hill from gentrification


Philadelphia: Protect Squirrel Hill from gentrification

Protesters dressed as squirrels gather after rally against gentrification of Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Protect Squirrel Hill, a coalition of neighbors in the Squirrel Hill area of West Philadelphia, rallied April 3 against a proposed luxury apartment building. About 75 people took part in the event, held four days before a . . .

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Minneapolis protest demands justice for George Floyd


Minneapolis protest demands justice for George Floyd

By Jess Sundin Hennepin County Government Center, Minneapolis, April 1 Minneapolis This is a shortened version of an article originally published in Fight Back! News about ongoing protests against the May 23, 2020, police murder of George Floyd, which sparked massive U.S. demonstrations against racism. The full article can be . . .

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As April 11 Ecuador election nears, Moreno uses pandemic to deepen political crisis


As April 11 Ecuador election nears, Moreno uses pandemic to deepen political crisis

By Alejandra Garcia  Published in English on the site of resumen-english.org April 4. Progressive candidate Andrés Arauz leads Ecuador’s first round of presidential elections. Ecuador will go to the polls April 11 amid new restrictive measures imposed by outgoing President Lenin Moreno to contain the pandemic. Although the country has . . .

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