u.s. working class
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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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Census shows significant increase of same-sex couples
New data from the U.S. Census show a roughly 50 percent increase in the number of same-sex couples between 2000…
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No end in sight for education crisis
In California, while prison spending has been on the rise, students have been forced to pay more and more every…
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Immigrant youth shut down streets in Chicago
On Aug. 17 immigrant and undocumented youth engaged in militant protest and direct action at a Homeland Security public hearing.
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Jackson, Miss., responds to horrific racist killing
Hundreds of people in the South, both Black and white, march to decry the brutal racist killing of James Anderson…
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Nuclear power plant workers defeat attack on pensions
After an 18-day strike, workers at two nuclear power plants in Oswego, N.Y., defeated an attack on their pensions by…
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Racist curfew instituted in Philadelphia
Scores of teenagers in Philadelphia have been arrested since a curfew went into effect Aug. 13.
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Verizon workers determined to win
As the strike nears the end of its second week, Verizon workers remain determined and steadfast on picket lines across…
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