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Addressing the Coalition for Public Education
Frances prepared the following remarks for the founding conference of the Conference for Public Education. Because of a change in…
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In Argentina, factory takeovers continue
The number of companies taken over and run by workers in Argentina continues to rise. The total is now over…
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Whole Foods CEO attacks workers’ right to healthcare
On Aug. 11, Chief Executive Officer of organic food retail giant Whole Foods, John Mackey, published an article in the…
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Governor halts Boston meetings on planned transit fare increases
On Aug. 10, over 150 people attended the MBTA’s first and only public meeting on the agency’s proposal to raise…
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Puerto Rico’s unemployment reaches 16.5 percent
Jobless claims in Puerto Rico reached 19,000 in July, raising the unemployment rate to 16.5 percent. Out of nearly 4…
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A fighting program for New York
Frances Villar for Mayor Newsletter for the Week of Aug. 22 A Fighting Program for New York Campaign Rally this…
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Negociaciones ocultas distorcionan la reforma de la salud
Si bien las reuniones del cabildo intentan, obstinadamente, convertir la reforma de la salud en un debate público. Las negociaciones…
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Obama administration testing new strategy in Afghanistan
For nearly eight years, U.S. troops have been sent to occupy one of the poorest countries on earth—a land that…
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Nursing home caregivers end three-day strike
In an attempt to fight against bad working conditions and for higher wages and better health insurance coverage, the United…
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Two years after devastating quake, people of Peru continue to live in misery
Since an Aug. 15, 2007, earthquake killed more than 500 people and destroyed up to 75,000 houses, the government of…
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Exclusive: Official inventory of George Jackson’s prison cell library
A listing books of found in George Jackson’s cell following his assassination on Aug. 21, 1971
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Tribute to Comrade George Lester Jackson
The text below is a brief account of George Jackson's life and influence followed by a tribute written by Luis…
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Obama cleans up fewer toxic waste sites than Bush
Everyone knows that former President George W. Bush is no friend of the environment. Under his administration, animal species facing…
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Drug companies working hard to protect profits
President Obama and other politicians are hosting town hall meetings across the country as part of the process of passing…
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Honduras: Chronicle of a planned coup
On June 28, the capitalist and U.S. imperialist-backed Honduran military embarked on a new chapter in the long line of…
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Gregory Page: capitalist criminal
Under capitalism, the control and production of goods and services are available to the highest bidder. This means that workers…
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Backroom deal shapes health care reform
While town hall meetings are ostensibly turning health care reform into a public debate, the boundaries of the health care…
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Chicago mayor hands over millions to United Airlines
United Airlines announced Aug. 6 that it will be relocating its central operation headquarters to downtown Chicago’s Willis Tower (formerly…
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‘Bruno’ lies about Palestinian ‘terrorist’
Sasha Baron Cohen has done it again. In his summer comedy, “Bruno,” Cohen plays a gay Austrian journalist who moves…
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Fort Worth bar target of police violence
Patrons at the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas, were recently the target of homophobic police violence. At approximately 1…
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