activism
National day of action on voting rights set for Dec 10
November 15, 2011A national day of action has been set for December 10, International Human Rights Day. The nationwide protests have been called by a new coalition, the Stand for Freedom campaign.
Read morePolice tear down New York’s Occupy Wall Street camp
November 15, 2011In the pre-dawn hours today helmeted and shield-carrying police tore down the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park here where protesters have hunkered down since September.
Read moreSEIU’s Medina predicts more Latino voter activism next year
November 15, 2011Service Employees Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina, a skilled organizer and one of the most influential Hispanic Americans in the labor movement, predicts Latino voters will have heightened activism in next year's election.
Read morePolice again evict Occupy Oakland’s tent city
November 14, 2011Before dawn this morning, Nov. 14, police in riot gear moved in to evict Occupy Oakland campers from their tent city in a plaza in front of City Hall.
Read moreGreenhouse gases building up in the atmosphere
November 14, 2011Even as scientists around the world continue to warn that the build up of greenhouse gases, especially CO2 from carbon based fuels, is leading to drastic changes in the earth's climate the major international oil and...
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