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New rights pact signed as Colombia hunger strike continues
August 9, 2012The Labor Department, Colombia and the ILO signed another agreement to protect workers' rights, even as a hunger strike by Colombian workers continued.
Read moreLondon 2012 – the Title IX Olympics
August 8, 2012Title IX celebrated its 40th anniversary in June. The legislation has become associated with its impacts on women in sport.
Read moreVietnam considers same-sex marriage
August 8, 2012Today I am proud to call myself a socialist. And I am proud to be gay at a historic intersection of two diverse and compatible movements.
Read moreHiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries marked around the world
August 7, 2012In Japan and around the world, tens of thousands are marking one of the worst atrocities in modern history, the only time atomic weapons were ever used against human populations. They are vowing to never let...
Read moreCuba’s new, experimental urban cooperatives
August 7, 2012The plan is to develop 222 urban cooperatives throughout the island: food service ventures, agricultural markets, technical and personal services, fisheries, and water management services.
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