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New York Working Families Party pulls through difficult election night
November 7, 2014"There's no way around it, losing the Senate is a tough blow for all of us hoping to see a progressive agenda enacted."
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Election results mean hundreds of thousands more could be deported
November 7, 2014The Midterm Elections have almost certainly put an end to any possibility of a legislated immigration reform until Jan. 2017.
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Today in Native history: Miami, Potawatomi resistance and removal
November 6, 2014This day in history, the Miamis signed a treaty with the United States in 1838 ceding practically all of its lands south of the Wabash River in Indiana.
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Trumka: Voters said they were “desperate” for new economic life
November 6, 2014"The fact of the matter is that people are disillusioned by endless political bickering and eyed these elections with great dispirit."
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Activists plan for Ferguson protests after grand jury decision
November 6, 2014A St. Louis-based coalition of community, faith-based, and labor organizations proposed "rules of engagement" to safeguard residents and their right to protest.
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