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Michigan lawsuit challenges “dictator law”
June 23, 2011Twenty-eight plaintiffs from across Michigan announced Wednesday they are taking the state's controversial emergency manager law to court, charging it is violating the constitution and voting rights.
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Activists meet in Minneapolis at Netroots conference
June 22, 2011Netroots was stocked with workshops about online activism and how the progressive movement aims to overcome recent attacks against working people by the GOP and it's extreme right-wing.
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A system with no compassion: one woman’s story
June 22, 2011"I'm not asking for any handouts; I just want to stay alive," Susan said.
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Thousands evacuate Minot, “We’re trying to help”
June 22, 2011The worst flood in four decades has hit Minot, N.D. Water from the Souris River is predicted to begin pouring over dikes, which led authorities to order the evacuation of 12,000 people there,
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Labor board rules would make it easier to unionize
June 22, 2011The National Labor Relations Board proposed new rules this week that address a major problem the Employee Free Choice Act was designed to solve.
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