u.s. working class
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Afghan soldier ‘disloyal’ to British Crown labeled ‘turncoat’
An Afghan soldier killed three British soldiers during the night in southern Afghanistan on July 13. The soldier, labeled as…
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China responds to flood disaster
Unrelenting summer rains have caused some of the worst floods in years across central and southern China. The floods, which…
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Washington, D.C., labor stands strong
The economic crisis continues unabated for the working class, bringing the natural antagonisms between workers and capitalists into sharp focus.…
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Nurses’ strike wins victory
On June 10, the Minnesota Nurses Association, which represents 12,000 workers, held a highly successful one-day strike. Negotiations between the…
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Gulf oil disaster: Capitalist criminality
The Deepwater Horizon oil disaster has revealed to millions of working people in the U.S. that British Petroleum is a…
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Kagan likely to move Supreme Court further right
On May 10, President Barack Obama nominated Elena Kagan, the current U.S. solicitor general, to fill a vacancy on the…
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Supreme Court protects officials responsible for death of immigrant detainee
On May 3, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that protected officials who denied medical treatment to an undocumented…
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Water crisis in Boston area hits poor and working people hardest
On May 1, a pipe rupture prevented 2 million people in the Greater Boston Area from drinking tap water for…
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New Jersey students walk out to protest education cuts
Thousands of high school students sent a very clear message to New Jersey governor Chris Christie on April 27 when…
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Homeless immigrant stabbed after rescuing woman
In the early morning hours of April 18, Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax, a homeless and undocumented day worker, came to the…
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