economy
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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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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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D.C. Students Protest Teacher Layoffs
On Oct. 5, several hundred students from McKinley Technology High School in Northeast Washington, D.C., marched through the streets to…
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Ken Lewis: Capitalist Criminal
On Sept. 30, Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis announced that he will resign at year's end. During the last…
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G-20 protesters face indiscriminate police violence, trumped up charges
Protests against the G-20 continued on Sept. 24 and 25 as world economic and political leaders gathered in Pittsburgh, Pa.…
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Activists converge in Pittsburgh to protest G-20 gathering
Activists from around the country are converging in Pittsburgh. They're meeting with local activists to protest against the G-20, or…
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UC students, faculty and staff mobilize against cutbacks
The tens of thousands of working - class students who attend college at one of the 10 University of California…
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Refusing to leave a foreclosed home
Rosemary Williams is one of five women in Minnesota who have stood up to the banks, refusing to leave their…
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Wall Street to make profits betting on life insurance of the ill and elderly
The capitalists will never learn, nor will they relent on their heartless exploitation of the working class in this country.…
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Study documents routine violations of workers’ rights
The rights of workers in this country are routinely violated, according to a Sept. 2 report entitled "Broken Laws, Unprotected…
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