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Occupy Wall Street Draws Massive Turnout in NYC and Across the Nation to Mark Two-Month Milestone
The Occupy Wall Street movement entered its third month Thursday with protests against the economic system in dozens of cities across the country. Reports estimated some 300 people were …
November 17th Day of Action
On Thursday November 17th, the two month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, the call went out for the 99% to participate in a national day of labor …
Occupy Wall Street Draws Massive Turnout in NYC and Across the Nation to Mark Two-Month Milestone (2)
Afghanistan Chronicles, Part 1: The United States Bombs Afghanistan
On October 6, 2001, US aircraft carriers were in position in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Pakistan, preparing to avenge the deaths of 9/11. On October 7, …
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How Online Learning Companies Bought America’s Schools
(Photo: Chip Litherland / The New York Times) If the national movement to “reform” public education through vouchers, charters and privatization has a laboratory, it is Florida. …
Supercommittee Deadlock: Heads They Win, Tails We Lose
(Photo: Sean Byron / Flickr) It is no great surprise that with only days to go, the Congressional “supercommittee,” given the Herculean task of carving an additional …
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Unions Join Occupy Activists in Mass Protest Marches Across America
New York - The Occupy Wall Street movement — looking to show staying power after losing prime real estate in various cities — got a boost of support across …
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Thousands Protest in Chicago as Emanuel’s “Devastating” Budget Is Approved
(Photos: The Chicago Workers' Media Project) Thousands of protesters in Chicago blocked downtown traffic Thursday as part of the National Day of Action and to protest the …
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Clinton to Visit Myanmar as Obama Takes Stand on Human Rights
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