democracy
100,000 train to “take back the nation” from the 1%
April 10, 2012More than 100,000 union members and activists from community groups are in "99% spring training sessions" all over the country this week gearing up, they say, to take back the nation from the 1%.
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Evoking Dr. King, Chicago janitors cry out for respect
April 4, 2012They lined the cavernous streets of the financial district here, waving flags and holding signs saying, "I AM A MAN, I AM A WOMAN, I AM A JANITOR."
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As rebels seize half of Mali, the whole Sahel region is destabilized
April 4, 2012Tuareg separatist rebels and their shaky Islamist allies seized more than half of Mali, setting alarm bells ringing in all of West Africa and beyond.
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Wisconsin board certifies recall signatures
March 30, 2012"Today is another historic day in democracy for the state of Wisconsin," said Phil Neuenfeldt, president of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO.
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Pennsylvania unions blast new voter ID law
March 27, 2012HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania has become the latest large state to enact a so-called "voter ID" law, and it would deprive 700,000 people of the right to vote, thus drawing a blast from the state AFL-CIO....
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