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Baltimore Bank Riot of 1835
August 6, 2012On August 6, 1835 the Baltimore bank riots began. The several day long riot was prompted by a bank directors money making scheme.The directors invested depositors savings in the Union Bank of Maryland which went bankrupt....
Read moreJanitors strike rocks Houston, forces employers to talk
August 6, 2012Janitors here won a historic victory this past week as the contractors were forced to begin negotiations with the Service Employees International Union.
Read morePros and cons of Chomsky and Hedges
August 3, 2012The left is blessed with a plethora of astute writers and powerful voices against capitalism and its predatory policies.
Read moreCuba crash reveals dissident links to U.S., European politicians
August 2, 2012The incident illustrates the degree to which anti-socialist dissidents in Cuba are linked to important political circles both in the United States and Europe.
Read moreToday in history: Uprising at Nazi death camp
August 2, 2012On this date in 1943, prisoners at the Treblinka extermination camp in German-occupied Poland rebelled against Nazi guards.
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