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Strikes
Summer of Market Basket
Illustrator Sarah Rosenblatt depicts supermarket workers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire walking off the job after beloved president and part-owner gets is pushed out, which ignites a firestorm that …
The Consequences of Reagan Breaking the 1981 Air Traffic Controllers Strike
Professor Joseph McCartin and former PATCO spokesperson Elliot Simons discuss the anniversary of the firing of 11,000 air traffic controllers and why it matters today.
The Silent Power of Boycotts and Blockades
Scattered among the barracks of this planetary war zone are scores of white flags, wielded daily by the many millions of people engaged in nonviolent resistance.
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Mayan People’s Council Organizes National Strike in Guatemala
The Mayan People's Council, known as CPO, declared a national strike in support of, and in solidarity with, the Mayan people of Guatemala.
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Brazilian Workers Buck Union Officials to Strike
The World Cup is in full swing, and official propaganda from President Dilma Roussef's administration portrays Brazil as a wonderland.
The Fashion Victims of Cambodia
Rebecca Henschke reports on garment workers killed by riot police when striking for pay rise.
Force-Feeding Videos Sought by Second Guantánamo Hunger-Striker Thought to Show ‘Gratuitous Brutality’
Lawyers for Mohammad Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani, a Pakistani father of three held for over a decade without charge in Guantu00e1namo Bay, have today sought a court order compelling the …
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Three Things You Can Do Today to Participate in the Campaign to Close Guantanamo
"We are inviting you to join WAT's Friday Fast for Justice. If you join the fast, we would ask you to: fast on Friday, in any form you like."
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Fast-Food Protests Go Global
It is easy to understand why workers are protesting an industry that has become known for poverty wages and poor working conditions.
The Right to Boycott
The cultural and economic boycott against Israel is indeed unpleasant, but it succeeds where 20 years of encounter programs have failed, that is, in motivating more Israelis to end …