Private industries in the imperialist countries of North America and Europe have superexploited the COVID-19 crisis. And the governments have managed it so poorly that the disaster created an opening for ultraright groups to mobilize. The so-called truckers’ revolt in Canada illustrates the danger. In the U.S., the pro-Trump gang . . .
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In December 2021 a government college in India’s Karnataka province denied entry to six students attempting to enter class, because they were wearing hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim girls and women. School administrators alleged that wearing a headscarf was against the school’s dress code and stated that the . . .
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Ten years ago today on Feb. 26, Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teenager, was murdered by an armed fascist in Sanford, Florida. The murderer, George Zimmerman, was found “not guilty” in a powerfully racist court decision, and all charges were let go. Labor unionists in Florida demand justice for Trayvon . . .
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In early September 1971, over 1,000 prisoners, mainly Black and Latinx, rebelled against racism, brutal treatment and horrific conditions at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York. Their uprising lasted for five days, until the repressive forces of the state, initiated by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, unleashed a reign of terror . . .
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Los trabajadores de General Motors en Silao, México, han hecho historia. Han logrado tener el primer sindicato independiente en cualquier planta mexicana de GM, derrotando al falso sindicato de la empresa por un amplio margen. Sindicalistas brasileños fuera de la planta de GM en Silao, México, donde los trabajadores estaban . . .
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