Tim Wheeler
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U.S.
Black Panther Eddie Conway, free after 44 years, calls for release of all political prisoners
March 11, 2014Marshall Eddie Conway charged that many, like himself, were victims of frame-ups orchestrated under the infamous FBI Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO).
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Opinion
Labor stalwart Lonnie Nelson dies at 83
February 14, 2014She was 83 years old and was active in the people's movements and in her Communist Party club until stricken by a stroke a few days before her death, Feb. 12.
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U.S.
Thousands in Seattle march on MLK Day for $15 wage
January 22, 2014More than 5,000 protesters marched through downtown Seattle on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day chanting, "Raise the minimum wage now!"
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Opinion
Remembering Mandela’s visit to Washington
December 12, 2013Mandela was greeted by a standing ovation. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus erupted in cheers to welcome this great freedom fighter.
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U.S.
Seattle elects socialist to city council
December 9, 2013Seattle voters shocked the political establishment here, Nov. 5, when they elected an avowed socialist, Kshama Sawant, to the nine-member Seattle City Council.
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U.S.
Obama honors a true freedom fighter, Rev. C. T. Vivian
November 25, 2013Rev. C. T. Vivian is one of the nation's staunchest fighters for racial equality and voting rights.
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Arts
“Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” to be shown in Baltimore
November 7, 2013MICA keeps the focus on the crisis of mass incarceration in the United States with a showing Nov. 14 of the film "Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners."
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U.S.
Voters cast mail ballots in the Evergreen State
October 22, 2013Washington State voters received their mail ballots last week, their chance to vote on I-522, a statewide ballot measure that would require labeling of all genetically engineered food.
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