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Business being the most pragmatic of all social organizational forms, it historically has focused narrowly on its economic activity without being distracted by the demands of political affiliations, societal …

A Note From the Writer It seems my destiny has placed me here to make my stand for human rights. On March 7 of 1969 in Chicago, I was …

Before there was the NATO summit or the Occupy movement, there was May Day, born and bred in Chicago. This year, with leftists across the country crossing their fingers for …

Last fall's General Strike in Oakland was a historic event, as thousands of Bay Area residents converged on downtown from the very start of the day. Protesters ruled the …

Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement during a march in New York, May 1, 2012. (Photo: Ozier Muhammad / The New York Times)Walter Hillegas marches with a scale-model …

“Unionize, Organize, Papeles Para Todos [Papers for All]” was the slogan of this year's May Day, bringing together two traditional strongholds of the march in Chicago - immigrant rights …

Affordable housing advocates across California are scrambling for alternative sources of funding following the closure of the state’s redevelopment agencies last February.A state law upheld by the California Supreme …

Two key steps have helped to ruin May Day in the United States.  First, Labor Day was created at a completely different time of year — labor day without …

Washington - Republicans are waging the most concerted campaign to prevent or discourage citizens from exercising their legitimate voting rights since the Jim Crow days of poll taxes and …

London - In a damning report after months of investigation into the hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers, a parliamentary panel here concluded on Tuesday that he was …