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Texas bans capitalism
May 27, 2010The Texas state school board has erased "capitalism" from the social studies curriculum and substituted "free enterprise," since "capitalism" is only used by "liberal" professors.
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Scottsboro widow dies
May 11, 2010Melva Norris, widow of Clarence Norris, the last survivor of the Scottsboro prisoners, died recently at age 82, 21 years after her husband died in a Bronx hospital. Thanks to the struggle of Communists and...
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Hero of labor, Will Parry, celebrates 90th birthday
April 27, 2010SEATTLE - At his 90th birthday party, April 24, Will Parry picked up his guitar and led 400 union brothers and sisters, family, comrades, and friends in singing "Carry It On," ending, "No more tears, for...
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SNCC 50th anniversary meet mixes nostalgia and determination
April 22, 2010RALEIGH, N.C. - With a mix of nostalgia and renewed commitment, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) held its 50th anniversary conference here, April 15-18.
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Hidden from history: Communists and civil rights
April 20, 2010Recently I've been watching reruns of Eyes on the Prize--the old PBS documentary about the history of the civil rights movement--and a thought keeps barging in that wasn't there when I first saw it back in...
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