Chicago
Wal-Mart Mexico scandal has echoes in U.S. operations
April 26, 2012Wal-Mart conducted a massive, illegal, $24 million bribery campaign in Mexico to aggressively expand its operations there, but Chicagoans say lavishing Wal-Mart money to push its agenda sounds familiar.
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Progressive alliance charts new course for Latin America
March 26, 2012Over 250 people, including students, teaches, unionists, and political activists, attended the two-day conference on this city's north side.
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Judge declares Chicago Six “not guilty”
March 21, 2012The six undocumented youth who were arrested last August - and charged with mob action and reckless conduct - were found not guilty.
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President Obama moves G8 meet, Occupy claims victory
March 7, 2012Speculation abounds on the reasons the White House moved the G8 summit from Chicago to Camp David.
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Chicago will be site for Occupy’s Spring
February 29, 2012There's another springtime swirling here in Chicago: the rebirth of the Occupy movement.
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