U.S.
Oakland demos spark call for nonviolence & end to repression
October 26, 2011In the wake of the early morning police eviction of Occupy Oakland protesters from their encampments Oct. 25, confrontation between protesters and police came to a head in the early evening after protesters regrouped at the...
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Occupy Oakland at the crossroads
October 26, 2011Getting lost is the goal of the burgeoning Occupy Wall Street movement, which is to make the banks accountable to the people and pay for the mess they created.
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Labor group and an Ohio town call for new immigration approaches
October 26, 2011A town in Ohio says that by rolling out a welcome mat for immigrants, rather than persecuting them, it can help solve the immigration problem and fix its economy at the same time.
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Animal killing in Ohio highlights need for regulations
October 26, 2011In the aftermath of this past week's tragic killing of 49 exotic animals, including 18 rare Bengal Tigers, in Zanesville, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is scrambling to put a positive spin on the calamity.
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It’s official: Top 1% doubled their share of nation’s income
October 26, 2011The Congressional Budget Office said in a new report this week what the labor movement and its allies have been saying all along.
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