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Justice Department cites abuses by police in Puerto Rico

September 12, 2011 By Emile Schepers

A new U.S. Department of Justice report sharply criticizes the Puerto Rican Police Department for brutality, racism, corruption and violations of constitutional rights.

Chicago students protest Sears ties to child labor and rape

September 9, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

High school students are protesting Sears's purchase of clothing from a factory where a supervisor is an unpunished serial rapist of young females.

New federal immigration policy a step forward, supporters say

August 23, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Last week the Obama administration announced it would suspend deportation proceeding against thousands of undocumented immigrants that pose no serious threat to national security or public safety.

The student leader who put Chile’s government against the ropes

August 23, 2011 By Mikhail Saavedra

Camila Vallejo Dowling, 23, a geography student at the University of Chile and president of the Student Federation of the same university (FECH), has become the most popular and inspiring leader of the current and massive...

Chocolate shakeup: Student guest workers walk out at Hershey’s plant

August 19, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Students say the strike will continue until Hershey's ends the exploitation of student guest workers and gives living wage local jobs to Pennsylvania's workers.