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Chicagoans win paid sick leave law
June 23, 2016A coalition of workers' rights and progressive groups pushed the ordinance through the council, over the usual business opposition.
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Baptists, citing another tradition in the South, denounce Confederate flag
June 23, 2016Two recent, very different, actions illustrate that although those in power have tried to repress it, the tradition of fighting racism in the South runs as deep as the racism itself.
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Revolution within the revolution: Vietnam, Cuba move toward LGBTQ equality
June 23, 2016Each is a case of governments evolving together, inching toward their socialist aspirations where oppression is relegated to the past.
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Mexico teachers on the barricades: Protests result in death and injury
June 22, 2016Southern Mexico is on fire with protest demonstrations after the government sent in heavily armed troops to suppress demonstrations.
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Week-long Minnesota nurses strike part of forced walkout in three states
June 22, 2016Hospital chains demand that its nurses virtually give up their health insurance; patient safety and quality of patient care are also top issues.
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