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Hundreds of asbestos-related deaths not enough to convict W.R. Grace officials
On May 8, residents of Libby, Mont., endured yet another affront to working people in the United States. On that…
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Fighting for tenants’ rights in the Bronx
As the housing crisis spirals out of control nationwide, homeowners and renters are increasingly facing the pinch, if not outright…
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Foreclosure rates reach record high
The foreclosure rate for March 2009 hit a new record high of 803,489 properties, or one in every 159 housing…
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N.Y. MTA fare hikes: an illegal tax on the working class
As the global economic crisis continues to worsen, budget cuts are hitting everywhere, from social services to education. Despite the…
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Official unemployment rate hits 8.5 percent
According to the Labor Department, the U.S. unemployment rate climbed from 8.1 percent to 8.5 percent in March. There are…
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Justice First, D.C.-area residents fight energy shutoffs
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, which includes parts of Virginia and Maryland, are at…
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Keep the lights on for people of Washington, D.C.!
EMERGENCY PROTEST Tues, March 31 @ 12:30 PM Pepco Customer Service Center 701 Ninth Street NW Washington, D.C. Starting this…
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Capitalism: a system of mass destruction
The myth of "free enterprise" is dead, killed once and for all by the Crash of 2008-2009. "Get government off…
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Thousands threatened by power shut-offs
An alarming number of Washington, D.C., area residents behind on their gas and electric bills are in danger of having…
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Suicides spread as economic crisis deepens
Public disapproval for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has brought to light a growing problem with suicides committed by…
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