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A Dispatch From the UK University Staff Strikes
After years of seeing budget surpluses spent on vanity projects, lecturers rebelled against proposed pension cuts.
Imprisoned for Offering Oral Sex: Ill-Founded Laws Criminalize People With HIV
Fears and superstitions around HIV still abound.
Wave of Red State Protests Against Low Salaries and School Funding Comes to Kentucky
Teachers across Kentucky became the latest educators to walk out of their classrooms.
Scandal-Ridden Wells Fargo Rips Off Customers While Funding the Gun Industry and Carceral State
Big banks play a major role in the gun industry.
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Black Student Protesters in Chicago Are Denied Access to Public Restrooms at City Hall
It was a painful reminder of historic injustices.
As Advertisers Flee, Critics Not Buying Laura Ingraham’s Apology to Parkland Shooting Survivor
“Money is all these people understand.”
Going Backward in Trump Era, Big Bank Investment in World’s Dirtiest Energy Projects Surged in 2017
The tar sands sector received major support from banks last year.
March on Harrisburg Barnstorms Across Pennsylvania to Protest Corruption
A grassroots movement is paving the way for a more transformative change in Pennsylvania.
After Pennsylvania Redistricting, Democratic Party Leaders Try to Pick Their Own Primary Winner
Democratic leaders aren't soliciting community feedback.
Major Gun Maker May Have Declared Bankruptcy to Avoid Real Change
Remington declared bankruptcy in a Delaware filing on Sunday.