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Recent strikes revive Dr. King’s legacy
What do you give the person who has everything? Well, if you’re an Amazon or Starbucks worker and that person is the CEO, there’s only one answer. Give the boss a strike! Amazon strike, JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, December 23, 2024. (WW photo) The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have…
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Philadelphia: Chinatown celebrates stopping 76 Place
Philadelphia After an over two-year struggle to stop construction of a basketball arena that threatened the destruction of Philadelphia’s historic Chinatown and a contentious 12-to-5 City Council vote approving the plan on Dec. 19, just a few weeks later on Jan. 12 Philadelphia 76ers’ team owners suddenly announced that their planned 76 Place in Center…
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Recent strikes revive Dr. King’s legacy
What do you give the person who has everything? Well, if you’re an Amazon or Starbucks worker and that person is the CEO, there’s only one answer. Give the boss a strike! Amazon strike, JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, December 23, 2024. (WW photo) The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have…
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Philadelphia: Chinatown celebrates stopping 76 Place
Philadelphia After an over two-year struggle to stop construction of a basketball arena that threatened the destruction of Philadelphia’s historic Chinatown and a contentious 12-to-5 City Council vote approving the plan on Dec. 19, just a few weeks later on Jan. 12 Philadelphia 76ers’ team owners suddenly announced that their planned 76 Place in Center…
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The many fronts of the U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza
No compassionate human being, whether living in the Global South or the Global North, could hardly deny that what has happened in Gaza since after Oct. 7, 2023, is anything short of a horrific genocide conducted by the Zionist Israel Occupation Forces (IOF). Israeli military destroys Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza in the spring of 2024,…
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The Burning Questions: LA Fire Cuts vs. Billions for Israel and Ukraine
As Los Angeles battles historic wildfires, residents are demanding accountability for why the city’s fire department faced budget cuts while greater disaster preparedness measures were overlooked. These frustrations have fueled questions about the prioritization of aid to Israel and Ukraine. Just months before the wildfires ravaged the city, LA Mayor Karen Bass approved the budget…