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Today in history: Four students killed at Kent State in Vietnam demo
May 4, 2015The Kent State shootings are a long-remembered symbol of government gone amok with its power and fear of its own people.
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May Day 2015: an international affair
May 4, 2015On May 1, 2015 in Chicago, the community gathered around the memorial for the Haymarket Martyrs.
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Nuclear fallout, plastics mark human impact on planet, scientists say
May 4, 2015We have entered a new geological era, in which human action is changing the physical world around us.
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Baltimore prosecutor brings murder, manslaughter charges against six police
May 1, 2015The officers are charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, and assault.
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LA, Long Beach port drivers forced to strike again
May 1, 2015The drivers demand that trucking firms recognize them as employees and bargain with them if they select the Teamsters.
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