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Rash of Violence Claims Lives of Two Transgender Women in D.C.
Tuesday, Aug. 19 was not a good day for Ruby Bracamonte. Her close friend of ten years, Bella Evangelista,…
Queer High School Opens to Cheers and Jeers
Welcomed with the firing of soap bubble guns into the sky and glitter confetti spread at their feet, students…
Nepal on Edge: Ceasefire Off, Reds Return to “People’s War” vs. “King”
Sporadic clashes throughout Nepal have left dozens dead in past weeks. Several months of ceasefire and fruitless talks between…
Anarchist Webmaster Begins Year in Jail for Inflammatory Website
On Sept. 3 Sherman Austin, the 20-year-old webmaster of RaiseTheFist.com, began a one-year-long prison term. He was arrested 20…
The revelation that the NYPD was using a “Demonstration Debriefing Form” to interrogate anti-war demonstrators recently breathed new life…
Some libraries in California now have signs that read: “Records of the books and other materials you borrow from…
Freedom First: Arcata, CA Rejects USA Patriot Act
Arcata, a tiny city in Northern California (population 16,000), has become a torchbearer for resistance in the United States.…
More to Gay Rights Than Marriage I didn’t go to Gay Pride this year. I haven’t been to Pride…
Missing Nukes? It’s Miller Time
“Journalists need to draw conclusions about whether journalistic objectivity was compromised during the war; the military needs to consider…
Camouflage. Boots. Automatic weapons. Real Vietnam stuff: spooky fetid atmosphere; scared, bored troops who don’t really know why they’re…