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In response to school closures, a new movement is born
May 23, 2013A new national movement for education justice has been born all across the country, to defend public education from those who would destroy it.
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New York veterans chart a way forward
May 23, 2013Veterans of the Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars gathered last Saturday at a local New York Area Veterans for Peace conference.
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Senate judiciary committee approves immigration bill
May 22, 2013The bill was supported by a bipartisan group of eight senators (the "Gang of Eight").
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A call for “foreclosure-free zones” at Detroit “people’s hearing”
May 22, 2013UAW International Vice-President Cindy Estrada has called on union members to mobilize to create "foreclosure-free zones," to halt the eviction threats that have affected families.
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Texas plant blast explainable, not excusable
May 22, 2013The plant's owner apparently didn't disclose the dangers there, and the government agencies responsible for protecting the area also failed. Profoundly.
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