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India made labor history with the world’s largest general strike
September 13, 2016Half the Indian population are deprived of the basics of life such as food, energy, housing, drinking water, sanitation, health care, education and social security.
Read moreArgentine workers march against government’s neoliberal economic policies
September 12, 2016This demonstration may presage a movement toward unity on the part of the country's traditionally split labor movement.
Read moreEyewitness accounts of Temer government’s violence against protests
September 9, 2016The smoke and gas bombs were intense, it is very difficult to run and breathe; police target alternative press cars that try to take their equipment into the protests.
Read moreExtreme right racks up big vote totals in northern Germany
September 8, 2016The Alternative für Deutschland racked up a shocking 21.9 percent of the vote on September 4th in the north German state of Mecklenberg.
Read moreThis week in history: International Literacy Day at half-century mark
September 6, 2016UNESCO is celebrating the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day under the banner "Reading the Past, Writing the Future."
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