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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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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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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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‘Take Back D.C.’ movement responds to budget cuts, economic crisis
Dramatic cuts, firings and privatizations have been sweeping over the public sector across the country. The District of Columbia is…
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La Revolución Bolivariana democratiza las instituciones de educación
El 14 de agosto, la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela pasó la Ley Orgánica de Educación la misma que pretende reestructurar…
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U.S. arms sales soar during capitalist economic downturn
According to a recently released Congressional Research Service report, the United States has firmly established itself as the home of…
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One million reasons capitalism has to go
School districts across the country are reporting 75 to 100 percent increases in the number of enrolled schoolchildren experiencing homelessness…
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Outdated federal guidelines obscure rampant U.S. poverty
Outdated poverty guidelines have been used to measure poverty and assess social welfare programs in the United States for the…
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NYC City Council Member Charles Barron: Fire Bloomberg, Hire Frances!
On Saturday, August 29, parents, teachers and education advocates launched the Coalition for Public Education at a convention held at…
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Ted Kennedy and the limits of capitalist democracy
Health care reform is Washington’s hot topic these days. And perhaps no other politician was as prominent an advocate of…
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