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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 …
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The Working-Class Mini-Revolts of the 21st Century
The 21st century has seen a continuing decline in union membership and strikes. But it has also seen the emergence of unpredicted mini-revolts.
Portland Student Union Plays Key Role in Faculty Union Win
Students often find themselves with little to no substantive representation on campus, and in recent years, many have turned to building student unions.
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In Love and Trouble: Climate Change and the Power of Honesty
Even though we know there will be climate change tragedy, no matter what we do now, we can still avert some disasters, save some species that would otherwise be …
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An Apartheid of Dollars: Life in the New American Minimum-Wage Economy
Peter Van Buren took an unlikely fall into the minimum-wage world when he lost his job in 2012. He gives us a first-hand look at what it's like to …
Why Passengers Cheered a Vermont Bus Strike
The Vermont bus driver's strike succeeded through a powerful combination of workers organizing on the job and organized community solidarity.
A Walkout at UPS and Labor’s Old School Future
The successful February fight at UPS in Queens by Teamsters Local 807 shows that worker solidarity and innovative online tactics to win public support can be used to enhance …