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Activists Protest Against Racism, Xenophobia Across France (Photo Essay)
Tempestuous French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been in a tailspin in the polls in recent months and his turbulent way of trying to snap out of it was to …
The Face of Labor in the Streets (Photo Essay)
San Francisco - This Labor Day the faces in the streets in cities across the U.S. are those of hotel workers, picketing some of the world's most luxurious establishments. …
A Labor Day Commitment to the Common Good
America's corporate chieftains must love poor people, for they're doing all they can to create millions more of them. They're knocking down wages, offshoring everything from manufacturing jobs to …
Poor Thirst as Nile Taps Run Dry
Cairo - The midday sun punishes a group of veiled women as they wait in line to fill their buckets and jerrycans. They have travelled on foot to a …
Mexico’s Drug War Leaves Marijuana Growers to Thrive
Corre Coyote, Mexico - Times are good for the dope growers of the western Sierra Madre mountains. The army eradication squads that once hacked at the illicit marijuana fields …
Health Inequality: Gates Foundation Bans Abortion
Melinda French Gates, philanthropist, co-founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was greeted with great applause on the first day of the Women Deliver conference in …
Joshua Holland | We’re Being Conned on Social Security
They just want to steal our money. Allow me to take a moment to fix that whole “Social Security crisis” that has everyone in Washington gnashing their teeth. …
After 20 Years of Protection, Owl Declining but Forests Remain
Washington - Twenty years after northern spotted owls were protected under the Endangered Species Act, their numbers continue to decline, and scientists aren't certain whether the birds will survive …
What Labor Is Fighting for This Labor Day (Video)
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Life vs. Productivity: “What Would You Live and Die to Protect?“
“It is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself, when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.” -Malcolm X If someone broke into your house, pinned …