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Environmental activists charged for civil disobedience
Eleven environmental activists may face jail time after blockading the site of a proposed $1.8 billion coal-fired power plant in…
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Indigenous Colombians undeterred by state repression
On Oct. 12, the National Organization of Indigenous Colombians (ONIC) coordinated various blockades throughout the country, demanding their right to…
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Transgendered workers face pay discrimination
A recent study of transgendered workers by the B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy raises disturbing questions. The study…
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Boston teachers face layoffs
In March 2008, the media reported that Boston Public School officials had to try to fix a $33.2 million gap…
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Washington fuels conflict by pumping weapons into Taiwan
Washington announced Oct. 4 a plan to sell $6.5 billion of advanced weapons to Taiwan. The arms deal has been…
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D.C. activists fight for Troy Davis’s life
"All you have to do is remember two numbers, nine and seven; nine for the number of witnesses who originally…
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La Riva/Puryear campaign takes to the streets outside McCain-Obama debate
PSL's La Riva/Puryear Campaign Takes to the Streets Outside McCain-Obama Debate As John McCain and Barack Obama held their final…
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D.C. public school chancellor wages war against teachers
Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty and his hand-picked chancellor of public schools, Michelle Rhee, have all but declared war on…
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Cuba to implement rationing to weather food crisis
Hurricanes Ike and Gustav wiped out 30 percent of Cuba’s food crops in recent months. For Cuba—an island of just…
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New impeachment charges filed against president of Philippines
Several social justice and opposition groups filed impeachment charges on Oct. 13 against Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president of the Philippines.…
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