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Protests erupt over cell phone shutdown

August 15, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit shut off cell phone access to commuters at train stations and protestors say the police violated their right to free expression.

Step up, speak out today on debt crisis

July 27, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

Like many other crucial times in our nation's history, the American people are stepping up and speaking out for democracy and fairness on the debt and deficits.

Protests greet release of Oscar Grant’s killer

June 14, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Hundreds marched peacefully to protest the release from prison of Johannes Mehserle, former BART police officer who killed passenger Oscar Grant III, after Mehserle had served just one year in prison.

Labor’s use of giant rat deemed legal

May 27, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled the giant inflatable rat used by the labor movement is legal, even at demonstrations in front of secondary employers.

Immigrant youth arrested in Georgia after civil disobedience

April 7, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Young and undocumented, immigrant youth take a stand for justice in Georgia.