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In response to school closures, a new movement is born
May 23, 2013A new national movement for education justice has been born all across the country, to defend public education from those who would destroy it.
Read moreMilwaukee low wage workers walk off the job
May 17, 2013Taking their cue from workers in St. Louis, Chicago, New York and Detroit, fast food workers took to the streets of Milwaukee on Wednesday in a one-day work stoppage to demand a $15.00 an hour wage.
Read moreSit-in caps push for Texas Medicaid expansion (audio)
May 15, 2013Time is running out in this year's legislative session, but that hasn't stopped statewide activists from pushing for Medicaid and health care policy changes.
Read moreVideo: Protest targets senator as immigration bill progresses
April 18, 2013Among the 11 million undocumented immigrants are 1.4 million Koreans who suffer many of the same low paid jobs, fear of deportation, as their Latino counterparts.
Read moreThousands rally against school closings, vow “the fight has just begun”
March 28, 2013Thousands of teachers, parents, students and city residents protested the announcement by Chicago Board of Education that it will close 54 schools effecting 30,000 students.
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