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Protests
US-Made Tear Gas Supports State Violence in Egypt
Sarah Lazare bears witness to the use of US-made tear gas in the state repression of dissent in Cairo.
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At World Social Forum: Unity and Dissent Within Global Movements
At the World Social Forum last week in Tunisia, capitalism, imperialism, neoliberal economics and shock doctrine policies were the main targets.
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DHS Emails Question Federal Law Enforcement’s Role in Violence at Occupy Wall Street and Oakland Rallies
More than a year after tens of thousands with Occupy Wall Street protested economic and social inequality and corporate influence on government, the public still does not know if …
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NATO 3: Cook County Judge Rules Illinois Terrorism Statute Constitutional
New ruling out of Illinois charges anti-war protesters with conspiracy to commit terrorism.
Civil Disobedience Planned in Chicago to Oppose Unprecedented Mass School Closings
Teachers, parents and activists to get arrested protesting the closing of 54 Chicago schools.
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Armed and Angry about Regulation: Women Gun Owners
Twenty-three percent of US women own firearms.
Access to Health Care, Basic Necessities a Matter of Life or Debt
Medical debt and bankruptcy are uniquely American experiences among wealthy nations.
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Home Is Where the Fight Is
Families that fall victim to foreclosures in the wake of the economic recession fight back with the support of community activists.
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Tar Sands Resistance Escalates in Massachusetts
Using tools from the occupied plazas and parks of 2011, activists are organizing horizontally and building a truly inclusive environmental movement.
Rally Against Deportations in Phoenix
Protest organized by families broken by immigration deportations.