Clinton’s speech at Temple University: A desperate appeal to young voters
The Democratic presidential candidate combined demagogy, empty promises and emotional appeals to obscure her own pro-business and pro-war record.
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Obama success story: Third biggest stock market boom since 1900
The Obama bull market is the product of years of pro-corporate, anti-working class policies, including the bailout of the banks and attacks on wages and benefits.
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WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward over murder of DNC staffer linked to email leak
Rich was in charge of DNC voter expansion data and had access to a wide range of information about the inner workings of the Democratic Party.
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Louisiana sheriff initiates witch-hunt against author of anti-corruption blog
The witch-hunt is an act of intimidation meant to disrupt the lives of anyone who offers the slightest opposition to the criminality entrenched within the American political system.
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As strike enters second month
Owners announce plan to close Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort next month
Despite the owners’ claim that the strike caused the casino’s closure, the shutdown was planned far in advance.
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From WikiLeaks’ Clinton Email Archive
The New York Times’ chief military correspondent met secretly with State Department in 2010 to bury Iraq War Logs
The revelation of the correspondence again makes clear the degree to which the American “fourth estate” is completely integrated into the capitalist state.
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Notes on police violence in America
Louisiana sheriff uses anti-Semitic slur, threatens to shoot federal prosecutor
Despite the numerous federal probes and empty police reform initiatives, law enforcement continues to assume an increasingly arrogant and thuggish character.
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As her poll numbers decline, Clinton appeals to military in San Diego speech
On the eve of the California primaries, Hillary Clinton made the case to the military-intelligence apparatus that she is best-suited to defend the interests of the ruling class abroad.
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Obama, Pentagon outline latest plan to close Guantanamo, move prisoners to US
The maneuver is a cynical ploy aimed at assuaging opposition to the horrific crimes committed in the name of the "war on terror," which have continued unabated under Obama.
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State workers in Flint supplied with bottled water one year prior to acknowledgement of crisis
An internal email shows that the administration of Michigan Governor Snyder was providing state workers in Flint with bottled water long before any government official publicly acknowledged a health hazard existed.
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Emergency meeting on the crisis in Detroit and Flint draws over one hundred workers and youth
The meeting, which was attended by teachers, city workers, autoworkers, students and other sections of the working class, discussed a political strategy for the entire working class.
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Detroit student protest organizers explain issues behind Cass Tech walkout
Leaders of the group, We the Students, at Cass Technical High School in Detroit explained the reasons behind their student walkout on Monday.
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Detroit high school students stage walkouts to support teachers
As teachers were forced to appear in court, high school students staged walkouts in protest of repression against teachers and the deplorable conditions in city schools.
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Ten years since Hurricane Katrina: Part two
New Orleans had a pre-hurricane population of 484,700. Today, it is 384,300, a 21 percent decline.
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Ten years since Hurricane Katrina: Part one
Thousands of survivors remained trapped inside the flood-ravaged city without access to food, water or clothing.
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US presidential candidate Bobby Jindal calls for prosecution of “sanctuary city” mayors
Jindal said he would prosecute mayors of so-called “sanctuary cities” as accomplices to any crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.
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Five years since the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
While the disastrous effects of the spill cannot be overstated, five years have passed and none of the perpetrators have been held accountable for their actions.
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State legislature recommends 82 percent cut to Louisiana State University budget
The proposed cuts, if passed, will be the largest budget reduction to any state university system in history.
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Unemployment benefits availability in US at lowest level in history
Only 23.1 percent of unemployed workers were receiving benefits in December 2014, the lowest level since unemployment insurance benefits were first established.
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Striking Houston-area oil workers denounce USW betrayal
Workers at the LyondellBasell refinery expressed frustration and anger at the United Steelworkers for deliberately isolating their struggle.
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