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Maple Spring: Nearly 1,000 Arrested as Mass Quebec Student Strike Passes 100th Day
The strike has received growing international attention as the standoff grows, striking a chord with young people across the globe amid growing discontent over austerity measures, bleak economies and …
Educational Strike in Spain Brings Hundreds of Thousands into the Streets
TRANSCRIPTNoah Gimbel: I'm here in Madrid, Spain, where over 50 groups have come together to call for an education strike from preschool to the university, teachers, students and parents. …
Imposing White “Eurocentric” Education on Mexican-American Students in Tucson: The Suppression of History
Battles over school curriculums occasionally make national news, but quickly fade. However, the banning of the Mexican-American studies program in Tucson has assumed much greater significance. The action precipitated …
Chicago Teachers Turn Up the Heat on Rahm Emanuel (Video)
A strike before November? Teachers say they are ready for it.
Senate Advances Expanded, “Orwellian” Government Surveillance with FISA Amendments, CISPA
The Senate is closer to renewing controversial measures that critics say would allow the emails and phone calls of U.S. citizens to be monitored without a warrant.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 31 Percent of All American Homeowners Are Underwater on Their Mortgages, and More
In today's On the News segment: Europe is now drawing up plans for the departure of Greece from the euro zone, the housing crisis continues, the pharmaceutical industry is …
Egypt Votes: Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Cairo on Historic Post-Mubarak Election
A landmark presidential election is underway today in Egypt, 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was forced out of office in a popular uprising that ended his 30-year rule.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Economy Could Be Headed for a “Fiscal Cliff,” and More
In today's On the News segment: the economy could be headed for a “fiscal cliff,” hundreds of thousands of people in Quebec protested austerity cuts to education and tuition …
A 21 Protest Song Salute
Hereu2019s a list of 21 songs that have done just that u2014 from Woody Guthrieu2019s This Land is Your Land to Public Enemyu2019s Fight the Power.
JPMorgan Funds Senate Finance Chair, Even Bigger Problem in the Wings
Tom Ferguson: Euro crisis may have more devasting effect on US banks than previously thought. TRANSCRIPT: PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Paul …