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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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Arizona Supreme Court Reverses Brewer-Led Impeachment, Reinstates Redistricting Commission Chair
In a stunning reversal, the Arizona Supreme Court tonight reversed an attempted power grab by Gov. Jan Brewer (R) and her Republican colleagues in the state legislature. …