Union-led general strike demands Puerto Rico governor resign
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By Mark Gruenberg
Fueled by a general strike called by the island's unions, up to one million Puerto Rican residents-one of every three islanders-converged on the capital of San Juan on July 22 to demand that embattled Gov. Ricardo Rosselló quit now. The mass movement virtually brought Puerto Rico to a dead halt.

U.S. and NATO warmakers find some willing partners in Germany
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By John Wojcik
While Donald Trump dominates the news daily in the U.S. with his racist diatribes, tweets, and rallies, the American public can't be blamed if it fails to notice that on a world scale and here in Europe, in particular, the right wing is pushing for a level of militarization and war planning that goes beyond much of what we have seen before.

No going back: In defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar against Trump
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By Chauncey K. Robinson
Omar has been unapologetic in her criticism of the system we live under. It's her unwillingness to back down that Trump and his supporters revile.

"You a U.S. Citizen?": Traveling under the watchful eye of the Border Patrol
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By Al Neal
"I wasn't crossing the border back into the United States, but, it sure as hell felt like I was a stranger in my land."

Other News

Thought police: Growing censorship of comics threatens education
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By Chauncey K. Robinson
The old saying goes that reading is fundamental, but there are forces are at work that seek to limit the kind of reading materials allowed in the classroom.

How could we ever bring ourselves to join the Communist Party?
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By Victor Grossman
Victor Grossman, a Cold War exile from McCarthyism, responds to Kevin Baker's New York Times book review of "A Good American Family."

Trump launches 2020 campaign with racist and anti-communist attacks
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By John Bachtell
The real question is whether the U.S. will be a white supremacist, Christian nationalist, authoritarian state or a multi-racial, inclusive democracy, with full equality, welcoming to all.
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