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US Government Urges Citizens to Avoid Peaceful Political Protest
The US embassy discouraged travelers in Iceland from engaging in political protest, entrenching on their democratic rights and perpetuating the reality of our country's authoritarian direction.
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US Government Urges Citizens to Avoid Peaceful Political Protest
The US embassy discouraged travelers in Iceland from engaging in political protest, entrenching on their democratic rights and perpetuating the reality of our country's authoritarian direction.
Nationwide Protests Rage Against Colombia’s Economic Policies
A strike declared nearly two weeks ago in Colombia by farmers and joined later by truck drivers, health workers, miners and students spread to include protests in the cities …
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Striking “For Our Dignity,” US Fast Food Workers Walk Off
Thousands of fast food and low-wage workers in approximately 50 US cities are walking off the job today.
“Horton” Hears a Stampeding Judicial Amendment
Compulsory arbitration agreements force employees to give up their legal right to join a class action lawsuit in order to keep their job.
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Beloved San Francisco Community College Targeted by “Rogue” Accreditation Commission
The attempt to close CCSF is an extreme sample of what is coming to higher ed nationally.
Washington and the Egyptian Tragedy
The vast majority of Egyptians killed since the coup have been unarmed protesters struck down with American-made weapons by soldiers transported in American-made vehicles provided by the American taxpayer.
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President Obama, Commute Chelsea Manning’s Sentence to Time Served
President Obama was in charge when Manning spent 11 months in conditions described by the UN as cruel and inhumane and when those conditions were changed due to public …
Time to March on Washington – Again
Fifty years after Kingu2019s historic march, the struggle for racial justice faces unprecedented challenges.
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Moral Monday Marches on With Dr. King in Mind
North Carolina's Moral Monday movement shows no signs of stopping as the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington approaches.