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Are Obama’s Middle East Peace Talks Sincere?
Should we trust Obama to be honest in his peace talks with Iran and Syria? His lightning shift from warmonger to peacemaker surprised everyone, including his closest regional…
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Last Chance for Peace in Syria: Will Obama Sabotage the Geneva II Syria Peace Talks?
The war in Syria grinds on, an endless wreckage of shattered limbs and lives. The blood flows across borders, fueling the religious sectarian killing across the Middle East…
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Black Nationalism and the Struggle for Self Determination
A Statement by Workers Action The Experience of Race The scourge of racism pervades our society, even as we step into the 21st century, although not in the…
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Obama Snubs Africa, Then African Americans
Many people believed that after Bush had left the White House, rampant arrogance combined with stunning hypocrisy had also gone. Events have proven otherwise. A recent speech delivered…
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Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Introduction by Workers Action Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech at a Clergy and Laity Concerned meeting at the Riverside Church…
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Mass Action Gets Results: The Arrest of George Zimmerman
Mark Vorpahl Weeks after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Special Prosecutor Angela Corey has announced that his killer, George Zimmerman, will be charged with second degree murder.…
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Police Unions vs. Black Lives
In “progressive” Portland, Oregon the city’s police stand out as political outliers. Whereas most of the city leans left the average cop is, unapologetically, on the far-right of…
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Capitalism and the Attack on Public Education
During the past several decades, government funding for public education on all levels has declined and in some cases plummeted, leaving students languishing in overcrowded classrooms housed in…
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The Fight to Save Public Education
March 4 was historic. It will be remembered as the day that people began to fight back against the destruction of public education. The student and teacher led…
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The Way Forward for the Movement in Defense of Public Education
On March 4, students, staff, teachers, faculty and their unions on all levels of public education created history by uniting and pouring out onto the streets to engage…