Ben Sears
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ben Sears
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U.S.
Threatened Philly school closings face growing resistance
December 14, 2012The district announced the names of the schools to be shuttered; in the late afternoon a dense crowd of hundreds of protesters massed on the steps of district headquarters.
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U.S.
Demonstrators call for no cuts in Medicare, Medicaid
December 5, 2012Over 100 demonstrators gathered Dec. 4 outside Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's office on Market Street.
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Labor
45,000 workers march in support of Second Bill of Rights
August 13, 2012The 45,000 workers and their allies came to hear labor leaders, community activists, and elected officials voice their frustration with politicians' failure to address the needs of working people.
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U.S.
Protesters force retreat on plan to dismantle Philly public schools
June 4, 2012A coalition of parent, community, student and labor groups brought their message to the Philadelphia city School Reform Commission
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U.S.
Philly school “restructure” plan meets stiff opposition
April 30, 2012As this city's School Reform Commission prepares to roll out a plan for the radical "restructuring" of one of the nation's largest school districts, resistance is building.
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Opinion
Debbie Amis Bell: Memories of a Freedom Rider
March 29, 2012"Solitary" meant an unfurnished cell with a concrete floor. No bed, no furniture; a hole in the floor for a toilet.
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U.S.
Demonstrators to Temple U.: Practice some diversity; union jobs for all
February 22, 2012Demonstrators carried signs and chanted slogans urging "Women in the Trades" and "Union Jobs for All."
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U.S.
Ice inside, heat on the street at Philly stadium
January 4, 2012Several hundred members of Unite Here marched, chanted slogans and rallied in support of the food service workers, without a new contract for months.
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