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10 million workers strike across India

April 26, 2002

CHENNAI, India – Ten million workers, including workers from the banks, ports and mines were in the frontline of a nationwide general strike, April 16. The general strike, called by most of the leading trade unions...

Slavery: Not as dead as you think

April 26, 2002 By Meizhu Lui And Rose Brewer

Few Americans learned in school that slaves were about half the workforce that built the White House and the U.S. Capitol.

San Francisco: Thousands march against war, racism and poverty

April 26, 2002 By Meizhu Lui And Rose Brewer

SAN FRANCISCO – In the largest peace demonstration the Bay Area has seen in many years, more than 35,000 people from all nationalities and political persuasions rallied and marched April 20 for an end to the...

Students protest turnover of 42 schools

April 26, 2002

PHILADELPHIA – The 30 students, who had camped out overnight to protest the privatization of 42 schools here, blocked doorways at the School Administration Building April 17. Over 300 employees were turned away and the School...

Alaska oil drilling nixed in Senate

April 26, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

In a stunning setback to the Bush administration, the Senate shot down a key element in President Bush’s energy plan on April 18. The 54-46 vote, which saw eight Republicans breaking ranks with the White House,...