Paddy Colligan on the Chukchi Sea section of the Arctic Ocean on an early July day in 2008. This article is an interview with Workers World contributor, archeologist Paddy Colligan, from a series on the Arctic, from The Worker, Danish Workers Party publication, Sept. 6, 2021, translated by Workers World. . . .
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Discrimination on the basis of sex has been illegal since the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed. Yet somehow, in the world of sports, pay equity is almost nonexistent. Women’s National Basketball Association athletes make a fraction of what NBA male players are paid. While the income gap has narrowed . . .
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U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was the center of a large social media debate when she appeared at this year’s Met Gala event wearing a dress with “Tax the Rich” boldly embroidered on the back. The fundraising event is attended by many wealthy individuals and celebrities. Much of the debate . . .
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Brookwood, Ala., Sept. 15. Centreville, Ala. Sept. 15 — Here in Central Alabama, the courageous strike by 1,100 Brookwood coal miners — United Mine Workers Locals 2245, 2397, 2368 and 2427 — continues into its sixth month. The workers are holding out against mega-company Warrior Met, backed by financial behemoth . . .
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Prison abolitionists arrive at the Massachusetts State House after a 90-mile march against new prisons and jails in the state, Boston, Sept. 13. By mYia X and Phebe Eckfeldt Boston Sept. 13 — Today, a 90-mile march, the “Long March for No New Prisons and Jails,” ended at the Massachusetts . . .
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