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In a Year of Politicians and Bad News, Surprising Stories of Resistance
The battle in Chicago was won, but the war in education is still raging.
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New Poll Shows Surge in Support for Gun Control
Public support for stricter gun laws has jumped to its highest point in eight years, but Americans still oppose a full ban on semi-automatic assault rifles.
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Protests Organized Across India Over Death of Gang Rape Victim
Let's not let her die in vain, they said.
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Senate Leaders Set to Work on a Last-Minute Tax Agreement
After the meeting, Obama and officials at the White House appeared visibly optimistic.
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Six Ways to Juice Up the Labor Movement
The passage of the right-to-work law in Michigan was a blow to the labor movement.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Stakes of So-Called “Fiscal Cliff” Just Got Higher, and More
ecretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner announced on Wednesday that the United States will hit its borrowing limit on December 31st.
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From MLK to Occupy, the FBI Resides on the Wrong Side of History
To the FBI, Occupy was a breeding ground for violence and domestic terrorism.
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Labor Becomes Part of the National Conversation: The Best and Worst of 2012
From the grassroots uprisings last winter to the low-wage workersu2019 strikes at yearu2019s end, 2012 saw many people coming together for the first time and finding their voices.
Economists’ Statement on Health Care
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.
Postal Hunger Strike Over, Victory Declared
Five Postal workers completing a hunger strike in protest of a reduced work week broke their strike and declared a