International
Today in Latino history: Slavery abolished in Cuba
October 7, 2013Slavery was finally abolished in Cuba by Spanish royal decree that also made an indentured servitude system, known as "patronato," illegal.
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UAW on verge of breakthrough in South?
October 7, 2013There are now so many auto workers in the South that one Southern U.S. GOP senator recently claimed his region is now the center of the U.S. auto industry.
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Lampedusa horror part of worldwide migration tragedy
October 7, 2013More and more people in the U.S. realize that U.S. trade and economic policies are directly linked to the conditions that impel people to migrate in such numbers.
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Conservatives lose, communists advance in Portugal elections
October 2, 2013The people of Portugal had a chance to respond to the austerity policies carried out by the right-wing coalition government of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.
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Palestinian union leader seeks support from U.S. unions
October 1, 2013Labor leader Mahmoud Abu Odeh is hoping American trade unionists will help Palestinian workers achieve basic rights. He says it is a question of human needs shared by Americans, Palestinians and Israelis.
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