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  • We thought it was oil, But it was blood

    We thought it was oil, But it was blood

    April 14, 2006

    The other day We danced in the street Joy in our hearts We thought we were free Three young folks fell to our right Countless more fell to our left Looking up, Far from the crowd...

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  • Tsotsi looks at post-apartheid South Africa

    Tsotsi looks at post-apartheid South Africa

    April 14, 2006

    “Tsotsi” is a South African movie directed by Gavin Wood. It won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. But a lot of the buzz surrounding the film was regarding how well it was received in South...

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  • Youth, students and working class unity

    Youth, students and working class unity

    April 14, 2006

    Young people have always played a prominent role in the movements for peace and justice. Everywhere in the world, youth and students have been in the forefront struggling with other progressive movements for revolutionary demands, social...

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  • Was Barry Bonds targeted?

    Was Barry Bonds targeted?

    April 14, 2006

    Of all the bulked-up major league baseball players suspected of using steroids in the mid-to-late 1990s, how is it that Barry Bonds, baseball’s pre-eminent Black player, came to be Target No. 1 of federal investigators? Is...

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  • Womens inequality makes capitalists rich

    Womens inequality makes capitalists rich

    April 14, 2006

    This article is from a talk given at a Women’s History Month event on the fight against male supremacy, held March 9 at Unity Center in Chicago. Another presentation at the event, “Male supremacy is not...

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