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Puerto Rico: U.S. colonial dependency impedes hurricane recovery
September 29, 2017Puerto Rico has been occupied by the U.S. Army since 1898. Blame for most of its problems today lies squarely with the U.S. government.
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General strike in South Africa: Workers denounce corruption
September 28, 2017“We cannot fight corruption and state capture if we do not acknowledge that the capitalist system itself is a deeply corrupted system."
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Dangerous new immigration law passed by the House
September 28, 2017The bill would give the government expanded power to define organizations as “gangs” and then to round up non-citizen members—undocumented or documented—and deport them.
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AFL-CIO leader Trumka hits Trump tax plan
September 28, 2017Trump claimed his plan would help the working class. Trumka said, in so many words, that’s a lie.
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Senate adds management lawyer after Trump names union buster to NLRB
September 27, 2017Emanuel’s ascension gives the board, which governs labor-management relations in the private sector and in some parts of the public sector, a 3-2 GOP majority, at least for now. Board Chairman Philip Miscimarra, a Republican, will...
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