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Vigil held for explosion victims as criticism of oil trains broadens

July 7, 2015 By Blake Skylar

Held by 350.org and the Sierra Club, the event marked the two-year anniversary of the disaster, the Lac-Megantic, Quebec, oil train explosion that killed 47 people.

Minnesota celebrates national love

July 6, 2015 By Camila Valenzuela

"Love Wins" became a national hashtag connecting millions of people from all over the world who supported the big win in the U.S.

Freedom fighting: also a Southern tradition

July 6, 2015 By Larry Rubin

Many white people in the South held no one in captivity. Lies and false fear, not ideals, were used to convince them to vote for leaving the Union.

Bernie Sanders applauds Greeks for rejecting IMF demands

July 6, 2015 By John Wojcik

"I applaud the people of Greece for saying 'no' to more austerity for the poor, the children, the sick, and the elderly."

As Bernie Sanders draws 10,000, socialism draws 47 percent

July 2, 2015 By Joe Sims

Not since the days of Eugene Debs' bid for the presidency from his prison cell has a socialist candidate garnered so much attention and support.