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Historical Pact coalition heads for elections in violence-ridden Colombia

January 31, 2022 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Historical Pact officials have fixed it so voters are not exposed to class-oriented political views. But the election of its candidate Gustavo Petro as president would still be good news.

Mississippi school bus drivers win $5 an hour raise with one-day strike

January 28, 2022 By Kenny Stancil

The Message from Fight for $15 was simple: “Strikes work.”

‘GameStop: Rise of the Players’ exposes the greed of Wall Street and finance capitalism

January 28, 2022 By Chauncey K. Robinson

Was it the French Revolution of Finance? Occupy Wall Street 2.0? A new documentary tells a David and Goliath story of the Little Guys vs. the Hedge Funds.

Protesters at White House condemn U.S. push for war with Russia

January 28, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik

Progressive lawmakers oppose legislation sending more weapons to Ukraine, saying it could provoke a conflict that should be avoided.

Collective punishment, indiscriminate shooting: Bloody Sunday in Derry 50 years ago

January 28, 2022 By Niall Farrell

On Sunday, January 30, 1972, a British Parachute regiment carried out a massacre of 14 peaceful demonstrators at an anti-internment march in the Catholic district of the Bogside.