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Colonialism bears bitter fruit in Puerto Rico
March 20, 2017The U.S. government board controlling Puerto Rican finances has approved a plan that extracts $800 million per year from the island in interest payments and orders pension reductions and layoffs.
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This week in history: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 20, 2017"The existence of racial barriers is repugnant to the ideals of any human society.”
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Labor leaders grapple with how to halt the Trump agenda
March 20, 2017"It was a mistake for the Democrats to not nominate Bernie Sanders, who could bring together not just the left, but the center and even some on the right."
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Netherlands election: Far-right advance slowed as the left gains
March 17, 2017The expected victory of Geert Wilders and his anti-immigrant Freedom Party failed to materialize. Centrist parties suffered a decline, while left forces saw their vote grow.
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GOP health care proposal would have huge impact in California
March 17, 2017"This GOP proposal viciously cuts and caps Medicaid, when Trump said many times he would not cut this crucial program."
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