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Chicago Teachers Continue Strike; Emanuel Injunction Denied
Injunction seeks to make the strike illegal by proving in court it is a clear and present danger to CPS students.
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Occupy Wall Street Begins “Year II” With Call to Debt Resistance
September 17 (S17) is of course the one-year anniversary of the occupation of Zuccotti Park, a reclaiming of public space that galvanized the political imagination of the country and …
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Thousands Attend Rally for Chicago Teachers as Union Nears Contract
The city skyline rose behind a stage from which a lineup of politicians, teachers, students and activists spoke about union strength and the need for better school conditions in …
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White House: Looming Federal Budget Cuts Would be “Deeply Destructive“
A report that the Office of Management and Budget issued Friday says the reductions to nearly all government programs would be u201cdeeply destructive to national security, domestic investments and …
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Pressure Put on Manning to Implicate Assange
Michael Ratner: As Wikileaks Founder Nears 100 Days in Ecuadorian Embassy Sweden's refusal to interview Assange in London suggests they are working with US towards extradition
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Wisconsin Anti-Union Law Struck Down
In a major labor victory, Wisconsin circuit court Judge Juan Colas, who immigrated to the United States from Colombia at age 5, has struck down key parts of Gov. …
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Money-Laundering Inquiry Is Said to Aim at US Banks
Federal and state authorities are investigating a handful of major American banks for failing to monitor cash transactions in and out of their branches, a lapse that may have …
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Homeless and Hungry at College
AS THE mainstream press frets that the much-touted
Anti-Imperialism Protests Flare Beyond the Mideast
Anti-American rage that began this week over a video insult to Islam spread to nearly 20 countries across the Middle East and beyond on Friday, with violent and sometimes …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Protests in the Middle East Are About a Twisted Foreign Policy
This is not about a movie. This is not about Islam. This is about a twisted foreign policy that has been pushed by the far right for …