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Backroom deal shapes health care reform
While town hall meetings are ostensibly turning health care reform into a public debate, the boundaries of the health care…
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Chicago mayor hands over millions to United Airlines
United Airlines announced Aug. 6 that it will be relocating its central operation headquarters to downtown Chicago’s Willis Tower (formerly…
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California oil severance tax kept off the table as politicians cut services
In late July 2009, the California Senate and State Assembly agreed on a budget that included more than $15 billion…
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Razing of California’s social spending sparks militant response
Within hours after the California legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new state budget agreement that includes billions of…
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The case for the next revolution
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter…
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El caso para la próxima revolución
"Cuando cualquier Forma de Gobierno se vuelva destructora de estos fines, el Pueblo tiene el Derecho de alterar o abolirlo…
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Casa Blanca incrementa los ataques anti-inmigrantes
La semana pasada, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS siglas en inglés) del presidente Obama anunció que iba a expander…
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Politicians’ California budget solution: Make the workers pay
On July 20, the governor of California and five legislative representatives from the Democratic and Republican Parties announced a tentative…
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Community on Chicago’s south side fights parking meter expansion
For over a month, the Centro Communitario Juan Diego on Chicago’s south side has staged militant neighborhood actions and a…
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Goldman Sachs announces $11.4 billion in exec bonuses
Last month the Guardian newspaper reported that Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s largest investment banks and securities firms, intended…
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