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Bailed-out AIG ‘acquires’ small town water supplies, hikes rates 50 percent
The impoverished communities of Middlesboro and Clinton, Ky., are experiencing a real unemployment rate of around 30 percent and a…
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Anti-war voices silenced in mainstream media
U.S. public sentiment against the occupation of Afghanistan is strong. According to a recent poll conducted by the Washington Post…
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A dangerous threat to women’s right to choose
The murder of Dr. George Tiller, whose Kansas clinic performed abortions, dealt a significant blow to women's rights. Anti-choice groups,…
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Re-sentencing of three Cuban Five heroes concluded
Today concluded the re-sentencing process for Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and Ramón Labañino in the United States District Court for…
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Unemployment crisis reveals deep structural racism
On Dec. 4, President Obama hosted a Jobs Summit in Washington, attended by economists, businessmen, mayors, and labor union officials.…
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Stop the Closure of Braddock Hospital
The following statement was issued by the PSL in Pittsburgh. In 2008, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced that…
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New York City landlords making a killing as tenants suffer
There are over 8 million people in New York City proper. Of those, 67 percent pay rent to a landlord.…
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California university cutbacks spark statewide protests
Demonstrations on California's university campuses marked the Thanksgiving holiday this year as students and faculty turned out in mass outrage…
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Demonstrations against escalation of Afghanistan war take place across the country
In response to a call for emergency demonstrations issued by the ANSWER Coalition and six other anti-war organizations, thousands of…
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Copper miners in Chile force bosses to back down
On Dec. 9, union workers at Chile's Chuquicamata copper mine walked out, protesting proposed wage and benefit cuts by state-run…
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