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April 17, 2013

  • Through the media's prejudiced lens

    Some in the media were declaring Muslims to be responsible for the bombings in Boston before the dead and injured had even been counted.

  • Who's the real aggressor in Korea?

    U.S. provocations against North Korea are designed to dress up the Pentagon's "pivot to Asia" as a matter of self-defense.

  • Tortured many times over

    LaJuana Lampkins was 24 years old when she was arrested, tortured by police and sentenced to 60 years in prison.

  • Why Diaz got dumped

    Seattle Police Chief John Diaz resigned after facing intense criticism, not only from activists, but the Department of Justice.

  • Mourning and celebrating the Marathon

    If this week's bombing will always be a part of the Boston Marathon, then so is the story of Kathrine Switzer.

  • Justice for the People's Library

    Occupy Wall Street won a legal victory requiring the city to pay for property damage at the Occupy encampment.

April 16, 2013

  • The horror we feel today

    Two Socialist Worker contributors who were at the Boston Marathon talk about the deadly bombings and the aftermath.

  • Anti-abortion fanatics gain new ground

    In one state after another, anti-choice legislators are passing laws that could make abortion completely inaccessible for millions of women.

  • A symbol of lives snatched away

    The streets of New York are still smoldering with anger after the police shooting of unarmed 16-year-old Kimani Gray.

  • She ruined so many lives

    People didn't just disagree with Margaret Thatcher on the level of ideas--they hated her for helping to wreck their lives.

  • Postal cutbacks blocked

    Postal service officials announced that a plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery and slash postal jobs has been canceled.

  • Hockey's historic step forward

    In a first for a major sports organization, the National Hockey League is taking a stand against anti-LGBT bigotry.

  • Continuing a fight for Derek

    Friends and family of Derek Williams, who died in the custody of Milwaukee police, joined activists for a rally to demand justice.

  • Views in brief

    Stealing our home from us | Syria's rebels and imperialism | Where are independent Palestinian films? | Sexual assault and college profits | Fighting for port drivers' rights

April 15, 2013

  • Why does the border come before justice?

    Washington's bipartisan plan for "immigration reform" will be more of the same--enforcement first, before a restrictive "path to citizenship."

  • Red vs. Purple again at Kaiser

    The bitterly contested rerun of a union representation vote at Kaiser Permanente will have big implications for labor.

  • An obituary from the other side

    Margaret Thatcher's most important achievements were also what made her so vile and reprehensible to millions of people.

  • No to youth criminalization

    Some 300 Detroit students came together to protest the ramping up of criminalization of youth in public schools.

  • Confronting a Hindu fascist

    An Indian politician's appearance in the U.S. was cancelled because of his complicity in a massacre of Muslims.

  • Con amigos como estos...

    El presupuesto propuesto por la administración Obama es un histórico asalto sobre uno de los programas más populares del gobierno.

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