living conditions
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Workers’ living conditions decline across the United States
All over the United States, increased poverty is becoming more and more evident. Poverty rates in some areas have reached…
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Nearly 47 million lack health care in United States
The number of Americans who lack health care coverage is at an all-time high—46.6 million people. This is approximately 16…
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Working-class families resist eviction by corporate landlord
In Isla Vista, Calif., a neighborhood adjacent to Santa Barbara, working-class families are fighting to remain in the apartments where…
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Ford takes aim at autoworkers
Ford Motor Company is trying to force its workers, unionized and non-union, to bear the cost of its multi-billon dollar…
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Chicago’s mayor Daley vetoes ‘living wage’ law
On Sept. 11, Chicago mayor Richard Daley vetoed an ordinance that would have required large "big box" retailers like Wal-Mart,…
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College tuition unaffordable in 43 U.S. states
The capitalist class’s attack on working people is affecting many facets of people’s lives. College tuition is emerging as another…
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Working-class women denied right to breastfeed
Almost as soon as they are born, babies need to eat. You don’t need to be an expert on nutrition…
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Low-cost housing crisis in Los Angeles, across the country
As living conditions continue to decline throughout the country and poverty increases, the need for low-cost housing is on the…
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Housing bubble deflates
Walking or driving through many neighborhoods these days, one can’t help but notice the many signs advertising houses and condominiums…
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Chicago apartment fire kills six immigrant children
Escarlet Ramos and Kevin Ramirez, both three-year-olds, will never again sit together to watch television. Idaly Ramirez, age six, will…
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