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Chicago protests to stop 54 school closings heat up

May 21, 2013 By John Bachtell

"We are not going without a fight!" declared nine-year-old Asean Johnson, a third grader at Marcus Garvey Elementary School. "We shall not be moved today!"

South India voters reject BJP

May 21, 2013 By R.K. Sharma

Indian voters rejected the reactionary Hindu-nationalist party, known as the BJP, in a recent state election. The huge loss spells trouble for the ultra-right party in the 2014 national elections.

After avoiding billions in taxes, Apple CEO seeks more breaks

May 21, 2013 By John Wojcik

As his company hordes $102 billion in overseas profits on which it has paid no taxes, Apple's CEO, Tom Cook, is asking the Senate for lower corporate tax rates.

Atmosphere’s carbon dioxide breaches 400

May 21, 2013 By Marc Brodine

Many climate scientists, such as James Hansen of NASA's Goddard Institute, believe that any sustained period of time with higher than 350 ppm threatens catastrophic global warming.

Ohio unions remain vigilant against anti-worker blitz

May 21, 2013 By Bruce Bostick

"The right-wingers are out to destroy unions because we are the only line of defense workers have. Without unions, nobody is there to stop the corporate power-grab!"