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Civil rights groups urge ‘huge groundswell’ to end predatory lending
June 17, 2009Black, Latino, and Native American Indian leaders at an online briefing on the “racial wealth gap” said it will take a tidal wave of public pressure to win passage of legislation outlawing predatory lending and other...
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Environmental movement, unions come together for healthy planet, workers rights
June 17, 2009In a great piece of the latest issue of Grist, Kate Sheppard looks at the ways the union and environmental movements are working together to make sure the emerging energy economy is sustainable and fair to...
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GM crops should not just be dismissed, nor just accepted
June 17, 2009CAPE TOWN, Jun 16 (IPS) - After a protracted court battle of seven years, a small South African environmental organisation won a major legal victory against the multinational agri-chemical and seed giant Monsanto. In a judgment...
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Stronger laws against hate crimes needed
June 17, 2009Original source: At a June 5 U.S. government-sponsored human rights panel discussion in Geneva, Switzerland, Wade Henderson, president and CEO of LCCR, called for the adoption of more effective hate crime laws in the United States....
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Communists call on state for back-up
June 17, 2009Original source: India's largest communist party has urged New Delhi to rush paramilitary forces to a district in West Bengal that has been overrun by Maoist guerillas. The Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M), which...
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