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Univ. of California community protests cutbacks

September 27, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

A statewide protest is rocking the California university system.

Labor tells G-20 to save planet and its workers

September 27, 2009 By John Wojcik

PITTSBURGH — It was clear at a rally here last night that the labor and environmental movements are more united now than ever before as they put forward demands on leaders of the G-20 nations that...

Pittsburgh G20 in black and white

September 27, 2009 By Travis Neely

As the group of the 20 (G20) largest economies in the world met in Pittsburgh, issues of civil liberties and free speech played out in the streets.

Honduras: Outrageous attacks on Brazilian embassy bring UN rebuke

September 27, 2009

Attacks by Honduran military and police on the Brazilian embassy in the capital of Tegucigalpa, including the use of toxic gases and high decibel noise, are causing worldwide condemnation, including a denunciation by the United Nations...

Detroit fights for access to fresh food

September 27, 2009 By John Rummel

DETROIT — This is a city in crisis whose residents get hit from many angles. The city’s unemployment rate (officially near 30 percent) alone would spell catastrophe for any population.