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“Jury” to Bank of America: “You’re guilty”
August 23, 2013The willful wrongdoings of Bank of America were "put on trial" this week. The jury was composed of 200 housing and labor activists and the witnesses against BoA were actors playing parts. But the testimony was...
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Philly coalition demands quality education for all
August 23, 2013They came to deliver a message to the School Reform Commission (SRC), the mayor and governor: "Restore funding for Philadelphia schools!"
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Feminist and Marxist: Dorothy Smith receives lifetime sociology award
August 22, 2013At a national meeting this summer here, social theorist Dorothy E. Smith was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Activists demand Rep. Dan Lipinski support immigration reform
August 21, 2013Nestled in a small strip mall here in the shadow of Midway Airport sits Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski's office. It was to that office immigration activists delivered a birthday cake recently.
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Manning gets 35 years, will seek White House pardon
August 21, 2013A military judge sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks.
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