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American Apparel despide miles de trabajadores inmigrantes
Durante la campaña presidencial, Barack Obama, prometió una reforma de inmigración. Habló de un plan para sacar a los inmigrantes…
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Puerto Rican workers come out in force against massive layoffs
On Oct.15, after weeks of planning and preparations, Puerto Rico's working-class movement staged a demonstration of 200,000 people. The action…
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American Apparel fires thousands of immigrant workers
During his Presidential Campaign, Barack Obama promised immigration reform. He touted a plan to bring immigrants "out of the shadows"…
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Mexican Electrical Workers Union fights power firm closure
Mexican officials have announced the dissolution of Luz Y Fuerza del Centro, the state-run energy distribution agency that supplies energy…
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Victory for trans people in Uruguay
On Oct. 12, the Senate in Uruguay unanimously passed a bill permitting transsexuals to change their names and genders on…
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Honduran coup-leaders hire U.S. lobbyists
The coup government of Honduras has hired U.S. public relations firms to craft their image as that of a legitimate…
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Over 250 people join protest in San Francisco on eighth anniversary of invasion of Afghanistan
On Oct. 7, over 250 people came out to the New Federal Building in San Francisco to protest on the…
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Right-wing Colombian president’s visit to Boston draws protest
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, a close ally of U.S. imperialism against the surging tide of popular resistance in Latin America,…
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Over 2,000 rally against Fenty’s attacks on D.C. public education
On Oct. 8, over 2,000 teachers, school employees, city workers and community activists protested Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty's attack…
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Iraq occupation set to continue despite imperialist lies
The debate among the politicians in Washington and the Pentagon brass about their next steps in the brutal war against…
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D.C. City Council to vote on same-sex marriage bill
On Oct. 6, D.C. Council member David Catania introduced a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the District of…
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Antonio Guerrero receives new sentence
The statement below was released by the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five . The Cuban Five--Gerardo Hernández, Ramón…
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The biggest rip-off in human history
Oct. 15 was a day of revealing statistics and facts. Led by soaring bank stock prices, the Dow Jones average…
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Massive march demands full equality for LGBT people
The Oct. 11 demonstration of 250,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, along with their straight allies, in Washington, D.C.,…
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Poll shows most people are stressed by financial concerns
A September 2009 Reader's Digest international poll found that most people attribute their stress to concerns about money. Forty-eight percent…
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One in 10 U.S. workers officially unemployed
The White House released a report in September that the economy is turning the corner, and the Federal Reserve has…
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Nigerian government halts amnesty program
On Oct. 4, the Nigerian government formally ended its amnesty program for militants in the Niger Delta. The program had…
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Economy’s nosedive causes Social Security applications to soar
Employment conditions in the United States continue to worsen. And the growing number of jobless whose unemployment benefits have or…
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¡Mercedes Sosa, presente!
Argentine revolutionary folk singer Mercedes Sosa died Oct. 4, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Known as "The voice of Latin America,"…
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Hundreds join Southern California student day of action
On Sept. 29, hundreds of students answered a call to action by the newly formed organization Students Fight Back. Students…
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