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  • Background on the Iranian uprising

    Background on the Iranian uprising

    June 24, 2009

    The following is a brief by the Tudeh Party of Iran sent to international workers and communist parties to help explain the background of the ongoing struggles for democracy in Iran. Background to the election Iran...

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  • Financial crisis unprecedented since 1930s

    Financial crisis unprecedented since 1930s

    June 24, 2009

    Thalif Deen interviews SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI, secretary-general, U.N. Conference on Trade and Development UNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 (IPS) - Since the Great Depression of the 1930s, there have been more than 100 crises worldwide, says the secretary-general...

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  • Irans Tudeh Party: Unity, struggle and solidarity can overcome repression

    Irans Tudeh Party: Unity, struggle and solidarity can overcome repression

    June 24, 2009

    The following is a June 21 statement from the Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran.Following the speech of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader and the commander of the coup d’état, in the Friday prayers...

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  • Recession fuels dating violence, curbs prevention

    Recession fuels dating violence, curbs prevention

    June 24, 2009 By Amy Littlefield

    A survey released earlier this month finds that teen dating violence rates are higher than ever, with the economic crisis apparently worsening rates of abuse of between parents and among teens. Those June 10 results come...

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  • Chicago charter school teachers join union

    Chicago charter school teachers join union

    June 24, 2009

    Original source: Teachers at three Chicago charter schools voted overwhelmingly last week to join the Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff (Chicago ACTS), an affiliate of the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) and AFT. The...

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