democracy
Youngstown says vote no on anti-union legislation
October 4, 2011A few hundred union members and community residents gathered at Youngstown State University in a kickoff rally to gather support for the statewide campaign to defeat Issue Number 2 on the Ohio ballot.
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America’s kids tell their stories from their Wall Street camp
October 4, 2011"I figured if I'm going to be homeless, I might as well be homeless for a good reason," said one of the hundreds of restless youth Occupying Wall Street, determined that their voices be heard.
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Unions and allies block voter suppression in at least two states
October 3, 2011The labor-backed group, Fair Elections Ohio, has submitted almost 320,000 signatures to place the reversal of the state's new voter suppression law on the ballot. This puts the law's provisions on hold for the 2011 and...
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Residents deposit trash on Ohio banks
October 3, 2011Some 400 neighborhood activists dumped bags of trash from houses abandoned in their neighborhoods in the lobbies of banks in cities across Ohio Sept. 30.
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Bankers, bankers, you can’t hide! We can see your greedy side!
September 30, 2011Hundreds of marchers surged through this city's financial district Sept. 29, demanding that the nation's banking giants stop home foreclosures and other practices that gouge ordinary people.
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