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New Medicare policy punishes hospitals for readmissions
No patient wants to be re-admitted, and hospitals that serve poor communities also want to streamline discharges. But the real…
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Greenhouse gases soar as climate politics stall
The year 2011 marked yet another increase pushing the global climate ever closer to a potentially catastrophic shift in weather…
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Over 100 workers killed in Bangladesh factory fire
In yet another example of capitalism’s sickening disregard for human life, 111 workers died in an enormous factory fire that…
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Health workers sentenced by Bahrain court
Mainstream media have been silent about the sentencing of medical workers in Bahrain, convicted of treating protesters injured by government…
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Fast food workers say: ‘Fifteen an hour—we have the power!’
"We can't survive on $7.25!” This was the theme of the day, as 200 fast food workers, joined by hundreds…
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Another Black teen shot down in Florida
On Nov. 23 at a Jacksonville gas station, another racist killing took place in Florida having important parallels to the…
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Boeing to deny survivor benefits to legally wed same-sex workers
Boeing announced it would not provide the same survivor pension benefits to married LGBT employees and their spouses as it…
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Black Friday: Walmart workers make history
This year Black Friday became a day of labor struggle as Walmart workers made history with a strike and national…
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Defending access to abortion is pro-life
The life of a child is precious. The life of a woman is equally precious. The quality of life for…
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Unemployment in Florida: a sign of capitalist crisis
As of October, Florida’s 8.5 percent official unemployment rate is still significantly higher than the national average of 7.8 percent.
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Obama, la desigualdad racial y la opresión nacional
La ascendencia del Presidente Obama a la presidencia no desarraigó la explotación clasista ni la opresión nacional que son la…
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Obama, racial inequality and national oppression
President Obama’s ascendance to the presidency did not uproot the class exploitation and national oppression that are at the base…
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Protests take place throughout U.S./Israeli attack on Gaza
Throughout the latest U.S.-backed Israeli assault on Gaza (Nov. 14-21), protesters took to the streets throughout the United States and…
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Palestine holds strong in the face of U.S.-backed Israeli terror campaign
Despite their obscenely pro-Israel rhetoric, it was clear that Washington was fearful that a new Israeli ground invasion of Gaza…
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Justice for Alan Blueford Movement expands
The Justice for Alan Blueford Movement began as one family’s effort to push back against the brutality of the Oakland…
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Greek workers fight back against austerity
“No sacrifices for the plutocracy, the oligarchy must pay for the crisis!” chanted tens of thousands of outraged Greek workers…
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Perry Atherton: another innocent man framed by British police
Last July the future looked bright for Perry Atherton - 20 years old, he had a good job and had…
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Fiscal cliff deal: both parties plan to throw workers off the cliff
Those hoping for the reelected Obama administration to make a progressive turn should instead be gearing up for a major…
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Progressive victories in ballot initiatives nationwide
Shifts reflect the changing composition of the electorate, and the impact on consciousness of the defensive and offensive struggles that…
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En su acuerdo fiscal, ambos partidos exprimirán al pueblo
Aquellos que esperan que la reelección de Obama haga un giro progresista deberían mejor preparase para una importante batalla en…
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