u.s. working class
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Longview, Wash., longshoremen show the way
For more than a year in Washington state, union longshoremen have fought to defend their jobs from a multi-national corporation…
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Man with toothache killed by capitalist medical system
Kyle Willis died in Cincinnati from a tooth infection early this month. The 24-year-old father was uninsured and could not…
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District attorney exonerates brutal and deadly cops
William Fitzpatrick, the Onondaga County district attorney, has been hard at work over the last few weeks brushing police brutality…
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Chicago teachers reject 25 percent pay cut
The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected an offer made by Chicago Public Schools to extend the school day with almost…
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Bloomberg: No hurricane evacuation plan for prisoners
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg callously declared there was no hurricane evacuation plan for the nearly 12,000 people housed…
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New Mexico protest resists Gov. Martinez’s anti-immigrant agenda
Over 200 pro-immigrant activists held signs Sept. 1 denouncing the targeting of immigrants by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. and…
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Immigrant rights activists block ICE bus
Around 60 undocumented youth staged a rally and sit-in at the ICE headquarters in Los Angeles Aug. 24 to protest…
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UNITE HERE! Local 2 leads Labor Day march and picket
UNITE HERE! Local 2 led a march on Labor Day in San Francisco in which 500 workers marched, including unions…
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U.S. judges bribed to fill for-profit prisons with kids
A “for-profit” prison developer and a county attorney bribed two Pennsylvania judges $2.9 million to help build and then push…
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One in four California families can’t feed their kids
According to a new analysis of Gallup data released Aug. 18, one in four California households with children reported food…
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