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Bankruptcy: What is killing Detroit?
Is there really no money in Detroit to fund government services, to pay employees, to pay retired employees their well-deserved…
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Extradition hypocrisy on the part of the U.S.:
Before whistleblower Edward Snowden has even sought asylum in Venezuela, the U.S. demands his extradition while refusing to extradite to…
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Days of action demand freedom for the Cuban Five
From May 30 to June 5, activists from around the world gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand freedom for the…
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Activists defend voting rights in front of Supreme Court
On May 25, the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) joined in a multi-week effort, led…
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Military now flying drones in US civilian airspace
On May14, in Pendleton, Ore., the military launched the first unmanned military aircraft, or drones, to fly in civilian U.S.…
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Obama speech: exercise in misdirection and illusion
President Obama’s speech today was another exercise in misdirection and illusion regarding the administration’s unprecedented use of drone military strikes.
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Navajo Nation battles uranium corporations, nuclear industry
A struggle 500 years in the making is occurring right now on land of the Navajo Nation. That struggle is…
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Proposed immigration reform: some relief, while serving corporate interests
The demand for legalization has made its way to the halls of Congress, but the movement must grow stronger, mobilize…
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Hundreds in Philadelphia protest vote on public school closings
Hundreds of teachers, students, parents and community members gathered March 7 to express outrage at the Philadelphia School Reform Commission’s…
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Florida State University students rally in honor of Trayvon Martin
One year ago on Feb. 26, a "neighborhood watch volunteer" shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to death in Sanford, Fla. A…
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