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Farm workers march for justice
August 25, 2011On Tuesday, farm workers launched a 13-day, 200-mile march, through California's rich agricultural Central Valley to the State Capitol in Sacramento.
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Unions reject Verizon bravado regarding end of strike
August 24, 2011Verizon workers have rejected claims by the company that their return to work marks a victory for the company.
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Black scientists face discrimination in health funding
August 24, 2011Black, Latino and Asian scientists face discrimination in research grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Smiley and West’s Poverty Tour: A call for unconditional brotherhood
August 24, 2011Tavis Smiley and Cornel West brought the last stop of their "Poverty Tour: A Call to Conscience" to Memphis, Tennessee. The location was chosen in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s support for sanitation workers and...
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Cuba denounces inclusion in State Department “sponsors of terrorism” list
August 24, 2011Once again, the U.S. Department of State has included Cuba, along with Sudan, Syria and Iran, in its list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism."
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