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Massive doctor shortages expected
A recently released report by the Association of American Medical Colleges projects that the U.S. health care system will be…
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McDonald’s gets waiver of ‘health care reform’ regulations
Fast-food giant McDonald's recently threatened to eliminate a health care policy used by 30,000 low-wage employees in order to get…
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Workers fight back after lockout at uranium plant
Two hundred twenty members of United Steelworkers local 7-699 in Metropolis, Ill., have been locked out by the Honeywell Corporation,…
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Students force school to stop discriminatory practices
Free State High School in Lawrence, Kan., recently announced the end of a long-standing practice of excluding students with disabilities…
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Court ruling gives green light to further torture
On the outrageous grounds that a trial would expose government secrets, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that victims…
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Chilean miners victims of capitalism
Since Aug. 5, 33 workers in the San José mine in Chile have been trapped several thousand feet below ground…
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25 percent of children lack adequate health care–before the recession
Capitalist politicians and economists have spent much of the last few years assuring workers that declining living conditions will reverse…
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Wildcat strike in Irvine, Calif.
Workers as the Embassy Suites hotel in Irvine, Calif., staged a successful one-day strike on Aug. 9, despite the fact…
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Capitalist crisis forces early retirement
As unemployment persists at catastrophic levels, many--roughly 2 million in 2009 alone--are faced with no other option than to retire…
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Widow faces anti-trans bigotry
Since July 4, Texas resident Nikki Araguz has not only had to deal with the death of her husband Thomas,…
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