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Taxi workers win full AFL-CIO charter
October 21, 2011The National Taxi Workers Alliance made history when it officially became a full member of the nation's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO.
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Guatemala’s Jacobo Arbenz, presente!
October 21, 2011The Guatemalan government officially apologized to the family of ex-president Jacobo Arbenz, who was ousted by the military 57 years ago in a CIA-backed coup.
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GOP votes to keep teachers and first responders unemployed
October 21, 2011Twice in less than two weeks now, the GOP has killed attempts to put Americans back to work.
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Amidst global Occupy movement, Chilean students show the way
October 21, 2011Building over five months, students there have moved from immediate demands to an overall critique of Chile's dominant political-economic system.
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Lost in detention, 1 million deported and no justice
October 20, 2011A broken immigration system including controversial policies like Secure Communities, rampant abuses in private detention facilities and a record number of deportations were investigated in a PBS Frontline documentary that aired this week on national television.
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