U.S.
Occupy Our Homes shakes up mortgage giants
December 6, 2011In 20 cities across America today hundreds of protesters disrupted foreclosure auctions, squatted in foreclosed homes and staged dramatic public showdowns against big banks and housing giants
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Black, Latino and labor leaders in Phoenix: “We are One”
December 6, 2011More than 1,000 labor, civil and immigrant rights activists met in Phoenix, Ariz., last week during the "We Are One" summit hosted by the NACCP.
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Barney Frank retires, leaving a strong progressive legacy
December 6, 2011Liberals, labor and progressives mourned while Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief when Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced his retirement Nov. 28 after 30 years in office.
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Kentucky church attacked interracial couples
December 5, 2011A Kentucky Church voted to ban interracial couples from joining its congreration. Fortunately the ban has since been overturned.
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Ohioans confront misleading natural gas industry promises
December 5, 2011The natural gas industry was promoting the environmentally destructive process known as fracking in the Buckeye State.
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