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** U.S. anti-war movement should stay focused on getting U.S. out of Syria ([link removed] )
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Oct. 20 – The author visited Syria in 2014 and 2015 in small International Action Center solidarity delegations. At that time, no road in the country was safe and one-third of the population was displaced — taking refuge inside Syria or in surrounding countries. The schools, mosques, churches and community . . .
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** Editorial: In Chile, one abuse too many ([link removed] )
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The ideology of the “Chicago Boys” is facing its moment of truth in Latin America. This week, the Chilean government’s attempt to impose a fare hike for public transportation in the capital resulted in a full-fledged rebellion. Led by high school students, the protesters obtained support and encouragement from the . . .
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** LeBron James and the Hong Kong debate ([link removed] )
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Los Angeles Laker icon LeBron James received a major amount of criticism from bourgeois pundits for his Oct. 14 statements on a controversial Oct. 4 tweet from white general manager of the National Basketball Association’s Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey. As the Rockets, the Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets were in . . .
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** Death row families lead march to end executions ([link removed] )
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Supporters of death row prisoner Rodney Reed. Lydia Garza and 16 family members drove in a rented van almost seven hours from the Rio Grande Valley to the Texas Capitol here on Saturday, Oct. 19, without even stopping to eat. It was so they could stand up for her innocent . . .
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** New York forum / ‘End sanctions on China & Zimbabwe!’ ([link removed] )
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A Workers World Party forum on “Resisting Sanctions & U.S. Economic Warfare, from China to Zimbabwe” was held in New York City on Oct. 17, featuring two speakers. Omowale Clay, Oct. 17. Omowale Clay, a longtime leader of the December 12th Movement, has been a main organizer in building solidarity . . .
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** Un reporte interno del levantamiento indígena en Ecuador ([link removed] )
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Octubre 16– El 7 de octubre, 4000 indígenas de pueblos de los alrededores del mismo cantón marcharon durante cuatro horas a Ibarra para presentar un manifiesto al gobernador de Imbabura. El gobernador se negó a reunirse con ellos y luego rechazó sus demandas principales: Cesar la agresión militar contra las . . .
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** Editorial: ¡Día de los pueblos indígenas! ([link removed] )
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Workers World Party se solidariza firmemente con los pueblos indígenas en la lucha por abolir el actual “Día de Colón” como feriado nacional de los EE.UU. y cambiarle el nombre y transformarlo en el “Día de los Pueblos Indígenas”. La organización de los pueblos indígenas, que se niegan firmemente a . . .
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** GM strikers vote on new contract ([link removed] )
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Strikers demonstrate outside GM world headquarters in downtown Detroit, Oct. 9 In 1848, in “The Communist Manifesto,” Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels made an astute observation about the emergence of labor unions: “Now and then,” the young revolutionaries wrote, “the workers are victorious, but only for a time. The real . . .
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** Legendary Cuban ballerina, Alicia Alonso, ¡presente! ([link removed] )
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Alonso performing her legendary role of “Giselle.” The following obituary of Alicia Alonso was written by Prensa Latina on Oct. 17 and appeared in its entirety in granma.cu. On Alonso’s 97th birthday, Miguel Cabrera wrote on granma.cu: “Her rise to stardom knew no parallel, as she represented Cuba in 61 . . .
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** Chicago education workers strike for their students ([link removed] )
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Chicago, Oct. 17. On Oct. 17, the Chicago Teachers Union – 25,000 strong – struck their school district, which is the third largest in the U.S. They were joined by 7,500 education workers from Service Employees Union (SEIU) Local 73. By Oct. 21, the CTU strike had entered its third . . .
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