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Protests Rage as Michigan Lawmakers Approve Anti-Union Bills
Michigan lawmakers gave final approval to so-called ‘right to work’ legislation on Tuesday as thousands of workers and activists joined in rowdy protests at the state Capitol in Lansing.
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Labor Unions on the Brink
The Middle Class was built on the backs of organized labor. But today unions are dying.
Class War in Michigan
Frank Hammer: GOP Governor and State legislature pass law weakening union rights.
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Republican and Democratic “Remedies” Ensure More Crises, but Alternatives That Work Are Taboo
Both Republican and Democratic plans for the economy leave the system that produced this crisis and will produce more crises unchanged. There IS an alternative, argues economist Rick Wolff.
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Portuguese Join Europe’s Chorus of Discontent
Until a few months ago, Portugal was seen as a role model in the grinding euro zone crisis, adopting deep spending cuts and raising taxes to reduce its deficit without the …
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Of Plagues and Prisons: Two Films Everyone Should See
Films depicting the drug war and AIDS crisis may surprise progressives and should be required viewing.
Walmart Worker Uprising: Protests Held at 1,000 Stores on Black Friday
A wave of historic protests struck the retail giant Walmart on Black Friday - the busiest shopping day of the year.
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Walkouts, Protests Hit Walmart Nationwide on Biggest Shopping Day of the Year
The importance of the protest is not only in the arguably modest number of protesters, but also in the opponent.
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Walmart Nervous as Black Friday Strike Nears
Plans for Black Friday walkouts at Walmart stores have spread dramatically, in what has been dubbed the first ‘viral strike.’
How to Blockade a Military Base
We donu2019t need to wait for mass movements to emerge, we can take actions that make the most of small numbers.