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Public opposition could be key in Congress Syria vote

September 5, 2013 By Susan Webb

Polls show substantial public opposition to a military strike on Syria, even "limited" strikes to deter chemical weapons use.

End of prisoners’ hunger strike marks new phase in struggle

September 5, 2013 By Marilyn Bechtel

In a dramatic announcement Sept. 5, leaders of the nine-week-long hunger strike by California prison inmates said they are suspending their strike.

Fight for 15 marchers rally in “right-to-work” Texas

September 5, 2013 By Texas Media Collective And Kelly Sinclair

AUSTIN, Texas - Despite temperatures pushing the century mark, striking fast-food workers and their supporters rallied for fair wages in the capital of this so-called "right-to-work" state on Aug. 29.

March on Washington’s powerful lessons for the environmental movement

September 4, 2013 By Marc Brodine

Like the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s, the environmental movement has both moral and practical aspects. It needs a strategy that unites both inside and outside struggles and goals.

Filipino workers urged to flee Syria, lawmaker condemns U.S. attack

September 4, 2013 By Sharon Elizabeth P. McAllister

The Philippine Embassy in Damascus is urging Filipinos working in Syria to either return home or seek refuge in neighboring countries due to increasing danger and possible U.S. intervention.