u.s. working class
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Family service workers fight layoffs in Washington, D.C.
On May 6, the District of Columbia laid off 115 employees of the Child and Family Services Agency, which is…
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Microloans: Charity or exploitation?
Many were ecstatic in 2006 when Dr. Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to promote…
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Countries of the Muslim world call for halt to Jerusalem settlements
On May 10, an extraordinary meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Conference convened in Istanbul,…
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Greek workers resist ‘shock and awe’ austerity measures
May 5 saw the largest labor protests of the last three decades in dozens of cities across Greece. Rallies and…
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Venezuela takes action to address energy crisis
Imagine a government that is of, by and for the people. What does that actually mean? Under capitalism, the word…
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Egyptian workers rally to raise minimum wage
Over 500 workers rallied outside the Egyptian parliament on May 2 to demand an increase in the 35 pound ($6.30)…
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Cuba declared ‘best place to be a mother’
Being a mother brings joy as well as challenges. The international charity Save the Children has released its Eleventh Annual…
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Louisville cement workers struggle for wages, health insurance
Nearly 100 truck drivers in the Louisville metropolitan area went on strike April 26 against concrete distributor Irving Materials, Inc.…
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Nepal general strike ends, struggle continues
On May 1, an estimated 600,000 supporters of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital…
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Massey Energy denies workers time off to attend miners’ funerals
Massey Energy, the coal giant whose mine blast in mid-April cost 29 miners their lives, denied workers time off to…
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