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$Across the U.S., anti-fracking groups speak out$

Across the U.S., anti-fracking groups speak out

October 23, 2012 By Blake Skylar

From the western U.S. to the East Coast, new grassroots coalitions are forming to protest one of today's most significant environmental hazards - the natural gas extraction process known as fracking.

Voter suppression billboards coming down

October 23, 2012 By John Wojcik

Billboards targeting African-American, Latino and low-income neighborhoods began coming down after the anonymous sponsor said it would not reveal its identity, Clear Channel, the billboards' owner said.

Community protests grocery chain’s cooperation with ICE

October 23, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

Protesters also urged customers to join a boycott of all Mi Pueblo stores to protest the company's announcement that it was cooperating with the government's online E-Verify program.

Today in history: 200,000 students boycotted Chicago public schools

October 22, 2012 By Barbara Russum

On October 22, 1963, a coalition of civil rights groups organized Freedom Day, a mass boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students.

Romney’s entitlement and the 2012 elections

October 22, 2012 By Scott Marshall

Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and far-right Republicans love to throw around the word "entitlement." What breathtaking hypocrisy!