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Study: Bank bailouts tied to political connections
According to a University of Michigan study, U.S. banks that spent more money on political lobbying were more likely to…
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Attacks on LA schools continue
Last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan made a visit to Los Angeles. The Superintendent of LA schools, Ramon Cortines, felt…
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Humanity’s Right to Life
Originally published by the Cuban News Agency on Dec. 28 Climate change is already causing enormous damage and hundreds of…
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Mexico City legalizes same-sex marriage
On Dec. 21, the Mexico City assembly passed a law granting same-sex couples the right to marriage. The law redefines…
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Cuba leads fight against child malnutrition
A recent report published by the United Nations Children's Fund extols the work done by the Cuban government to combat…
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Utilities shut off in 31,000 Rhode Island homes in 2009
From Rhode Island to California utility shut-offs are on the rise. Around 31,000 households in Rhode Island had their utilities…
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Public schools, teachers under attack in Detroit
Beware of the multiplying alarm bells in the news media about failing public schools. One needs only to look at…
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Trabajadores indocumentados enfrentan nuevas tácticas represivas
El 15 de diciembre, el legislador demócrata, Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) presentó al Senado la ley HR 4321, "Ley de Reforma…
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Morales government wins mandate to continue popular change
The Dec. 6 Bolivian elections resulted in a continued popular mandate for the progressive movement represented by President Evo Morales.…
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Contradictions of the class struggle in South Africa
Economic news out of South Africa continues to be grim. Unemployment increased in the third quarter to 24.5 percent, up…
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Undocumented workers face new repressive state tactics
On Dec. 15, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) introduced HR 4321, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act…
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British High Court blocks holiday airline strike, union to challenge decision
Following a vote by the cabin crews of British Airways to strike for 12 days over the Christmas and New…
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Israeli government angered by change to Britain’s food labeling guidelines
The British government is changing its guidelines for supermarkets on food labeling so that food from the West Bank can…
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Veronica Jones, key witness in case of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Veronica Jones, a witness in the case against Mumia Abu-Jamal, died Dec. 8. We announce this with sympathy to her…
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Immigrant workers win strike against linen company
On Dec. 10, over 400 workers at Angelica Textile Services in Somerville, Mass., went out on strike. Five days later,…
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State budget cuts deprive low-income workers of access to cancer treatment, services for the elderly
As the economic recession unfolds, state and local governments continue to force poor workers to shoulder the burden. At least…
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Teachers struggle for bargaining rights, fair pay
In a move aimed at depriving workers of the right to bargain, the Special District School Board in Pulaski County,…
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While delegates meet, activists demand action on climate change
The world's attention is focused on Copenhagen, Denmark, where on December 7, the United Nations Climate Change Conference began. The…
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Obama administration defends John Yoo
Attorney General Eric Holder's Justice Department is in a struggle to defend war criminal John Yoo from prosecution. The Holder…
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Jimmy Santiago Baca, famous Chicano poet and author, headlines event to free the Cuban Five
Billed "As an evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca," the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five held an extremely successful…
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