u.s. working class
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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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BP’s oil spill is latest crime in a criminal history
On April 20, an oil rig operated by BP exploded, killing 11 workers. In the immediate aftermath of the explosion,…
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North Korea expands medical care to provinces
On April 27, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea formally launched a medical videoconference network to provide provincial hospitals with…
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Help for homeowners or damage control for the rich
According to the big-business media, the latest proposal from the federal government to spend $50 billion to help people who…
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Behind the Obama-Karzai clash
Envision this: A foreign leader, say from Afghanistan, lands at Washington's Dulles airport late at night, is whisked into a…
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Georgia district announces mass firing at high school
Yet another high school has handed its entire staff pink slips--this time in Savannah, Ga. Savannah is over 800 miles…
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Imperialism’s lies know no limits
On March 25, singer Gloria Estefan led a march of some several thousand Cuban right-wing exiles in Miami's Little Havana…
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Las mentiras del Imperialismo no tienen límite
El siguiente fue traducido por Juanita L ó pez en Cuba. El 25 de marzo, la cantante Gloria Estefan lideró…
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Scandal in Philadelphia charter schools
This week a federal judge subpoenaed the financial records of the privately controlled Mathematics, Civics, and Sciences Charter School in…
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Community fights back against Boston school budget cuts
On Wednesday, March 24, hundreds of students, union members, teachers, bus drivers, school custodians, parents and community members overtook the…
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