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One-third of nation in poverty or “near poverty”
December 2, 2011A startling new study by the Census Bureau reveals that one in three Americans - 100 million people - live in poverty or near poverty.
Read moreJobless enter Capitol, demand benefits extension
December 1, 2011Two hundred unemployed workers marched into the halls of Congress yesterday and served their lawmakers with 75,000 signatures on petitions demanding extension of unemployment benefits for the six million Americans about to lose them.
Read moreChicago PeoplesWorld.org readers celebrate growing fightback
December 1, 2011They came to celebrate election victories in Ohio and across the country, the surging recall campaign in Wisconsin and the spreading Occupy movement.
Read moreRepublicans tell injured workers “you’re on your own”
December 1, 2011Proposed changes in HB 5002 will drastically change Michigan's workers' compensation law.
Read moreCould the DREAM Act have saved Joaquin Luna’s life?
November 30, 2011In his last words to his brother, Luna said he couldn't accomplish his dreams because there was a huge wall blocking him from fulfilling his goals.
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