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Remembering Joe Cuba, Boogaloo music legend
Many in the music world and Puerto Rican community are mourning the death of music legend Joe Cuba, the "Father…
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Chicago residents fight public schools closures
Following five hours of testimony by angry teachers, students and parents, the Chicago Board of Education still voted unanimously to…
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Militant workers of Chicago’s Republic Windows and Doors to be rehired
The former workers of Republic Windows and Doors in Chicago learned Feb. 26 that they will regain their jobs. Serious…
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Iraq war veteran James Circello: All out on March 21!
If we were to ask everyone planning to travel to Washington this month to march on the Pentagon, I’m sure…
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No end in sight for economy’s downward spiral
Failing banks, plummeting stock values and rising rates of unemployment conspired to make Feb. 27 one of the least encouraging…
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Irish workers take to the streets to protect jobs and wages
Over 120,000 Irish workers marched through the streets of Dublin Feb. 21 to protect their rights and to protest the…
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Chicago shuttering four mental health facilities
The city of Chicago is slated to close four of its 12 mental health facilities by April 7. The move…
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Thousands of mine jobs in South Africa slashed
On Feb. 24, Lonmin, a British mining company and the world’s third-largest platinum producer, announced they would be slashing 5,500…
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Humboldt State students confront anti-Muslim bigotry
On Feb. 18, a group of Humboldt State University organizers and activists occupied a building on the Arcata, Calif., campus…
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Seven arrested in Chicago for demanding same-sex marriage rights
Seven Chicago protesters are being charged with criminal trespass following a civil disobedience action for same-sex marriage rights. They were…
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