mass transit
Bus riders protest 20 percent fare hikes
June 1, 2010Video: Bus Riders Union protests the proposed 20% fare increase for Los Angeles County passengers.
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A demand grows in Brooklyn: fund kids, not bombs
April 16, 2010Local residents filled the library at Brooklyn Tech High School to see how the oversized Pentagon budget is draining resources from their community.
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Three grim tales from the Big Apple
April 13, 2010Ranked third or fourth richest city in the world, will New York tell its young generation that it cannot provide shelter, or classrooms, or even transportation to school?
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Class war in New York transit
February 26, 2010In a pre-spring offensive against 38,000 transit workers and a riding public of millions, Jay Walder, chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has announced 1,000 layoffs.
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No need for MTA’s draconian cuts
January 13, 2010The MTA's cuts, targeting students and seniors, are even worse than past "doomsday" scenarios, but the truth is, none of these cuts are necessary.
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