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From the Plant to the Plaza: Hershey Students Visit Occupy Wall Street
At a reception co-hosted by SEIU, Jobs With Justice and the National Guestworker Alliance, international students working in a Hershey packing plant in Pennsylvania shared stories of their struggle …
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Occupy Wall Street Wins Labor’s Love
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka visits Occupy Wall Street protesters in Manhattan's financial district accompanied by Writers Guild East President Michael Winship (left). (Photo: Pat Ivers) Early last …
Koch Brothers, ALEC and Coca-Cola: A “Classic” Collaboration
What is Coca-Cola doing behind closed doors with Koch Industries and other multinational corporations in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)? Coca-Cola Refreshments' Director of Public Affairs and Communications, …
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Cartels Carve New Drug Routes in Central America
Corozal, Belize - I met Bobby on my last night in Belize, the night before this Central American nation celebrated its 30 th anniversary of independence. …
Occupy Wall Street: The T-Shirt
"It's time, the anger is boiling over and we're sick of being taken advantage of and taken for granted! Occupy Wall Street! It is time to stop the greed …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Congress Passed Three So-Called Free Trade Agreements Last Night, and More
In today's On the News segment: Congress passed three so-called free trade agreements last night, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told demonstrators they needed to clear the park by …
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Occupy Wall Street Told to Vacate Zuccotti Park to Allow Cleaning
Responding to what he called unsanitary conditions at the private park in Lower Manhattan that has served as home base to the Occupy Wall Street protest for more than …
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Wall Street Journal Executive Resigns Over Yet Another News Corp. Scandal
One of the top executives at the European branch of the Wall Street Journal, the flagship newspaper at Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corporation, has resigned amid a growing scandal that …
Occupy Oakland!
(Photos: David Bacon) Oakland, California - On October 10, 2011, hundreds of people met in Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall to join the …
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House GOP Proposes So-Called “Let Women Die” Bill That Lets Hospitals Deny Life-Saving Care
In their latest assault on women’s health, this week House Republicans will take up HR 358, the ironically titled “Protect Life Act.” Opponents have rechristened the measure the “Let …