French workers stage 148 strikes

February 17, 2014

The largest and most militant of France’s five major trade union confederations, the CGT, filed 148 “strike notices” for actions…

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After emancipation, ‘Sick from freedom’

February 15, 2014

Last year the U.S. commemorated the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which gave enslaved…

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North Carolina burning

February 15, 2014

They call it Moral Mondays and in North Carolina this means a movement of civil disobedience led by the Rev.…

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Debt, Cuba and Detroit

February 15, 2014

The following is excerpted from a talk by Cheryl LaBash, an organizer for last summer’s Five Days for the Cuban…

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Honduras: People resist despite fraud and violence

February 15, 2014

The people of Honduras have much in common with the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean: a culture rich…

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Why Debbie Dogskin died

February 14, 2014

As propane prices soar, 25 states have declared an energy emergency, but it came too late for Debbie Dogskin. And…

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Protest hits NYC Wendy’s

February 14, 2014

A lunchtime protest in downtown Manhattan, N.Y., offered a strong show of support for former Wendy's worker Rynetta Bennett, who…

Leaked documents tell what NSA spy programs do

February 14, 2014

Revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency spy programs have appeared in German and Dutch magazines.  The articles’ source appears…

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Fifty years after ‘war on poverty,’ class divisions widen

February 14, 2014

Some five decades after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Poverty,” class divisions inside the U.S. are widening.…

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Demand justice for Central Park 5

February 14, 2014

New York – Supporters packed the steps of City Hall on Feb. 4 to demand that New York City Mayor…