u.s. working class
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Supreme Court protects officials responsible for death of immigrant detainee
On May 3, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that protected officials who denied medical treatment to an undocumented…
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Water crisis in Boston area hits poor and working people hardest
On May 1, a pipe rupture prevented 2 million people in the Greater Boston Area from drinking tap water for…
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New Jersey students walk out to protest education cuts
Thousands of high school students sent a very clear message to New Jersey governor Chris Christie on April 27 when…
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Homeless immigrant stabbed after rescuing woman
In the early morning hours of April 18, Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax, a homeless and undocumented day worker, came to the…
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Countries of the Muslim world call for halt to Jerusalem settlements
On May 10, an extraordinary meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Conference convened in Istanbul,…
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Greek workers resist ‘shock and awe’ austerity measures
May 5 saw the largest labor protests of the last three decades in dozens of cities across Greece. Rallies and…
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Venezuela takes action to address energy crisis
Imagine a government that is of, by and for the people. What does that actually mean? Under capitalism, the word…
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Egyptian workers rally to raise minimum wage
Over 500 workers rallied outside the Egyptian parliament on May 2 to demand an increase in the 35 pound ($6.30)…
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Cuba declared ‘best place to be a mother’
Being a mother brings joy as well as challenges. The international charity Save the Children has released its Eleventh Annual…
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Louisville cement workers struggle for wages, health insurance
Nearly 100 truck drivers in the Louisville metropolitan area went on strike April 26 against concrete distributor Irving Materials, Inc.…
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