News :: Labor
Republican Senators Say They Will Hold Up Solis Nomination.
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29 Jan 2009
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Employee Free Choice Act Now .Org
We say Solis For Labor Secretary Now!
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News :: Peace
Jan 28-29: Israel Strikes Gaza; Finklestein's Photos on US/Israel War Crimes
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29 Jan 2009
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On January 28-29, as on January 27, Israel violated its ceasefire and bombed Gaza, continuing its program of genocide, just like the Nazis. The photographic evidence is very clear. We American taxpayers pay for this to the tune of $15 million a day/$6 billion a year.
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Millions of Chinese set to lose jobs as New Year celebrations end
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29 Jan 2009
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Dave Howard
Millions of Chinese set to lose jobs as New Year celebrations end
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No One Can Escape the Crisis
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29 Jan 2009
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Martin Hess
From a long-term perspective, the crisis could bring about a radical rethinking in politics and the economy away from the mantra of shareholder value and the pursuit of short-term profits. The neoliberal model of the Washington consensus has revealed its fundamental weaknesses.
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LOCAL News :: Children & Education
1.28 Stop School Closures Rally at the Board!
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29 Jan 2009
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Garth Liebhaber
Slide show images of the fabulous people who came out Wednesday to make it happen...
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LOCAL News :: Children & Education
Massive Protest Fires Opening Shot
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29 Jan 2009
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Teacher Repost

“Let me get this straight,” Holmes teacher Daisy Sharp told the Board of Education directors. “You’re telling our school that we have to fire everyone because of low test scores. Everyone, including the cafeteria workers, the maintenance people, the clerks , and the security guards? Oh no baby, it ain’t about that.”
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AdvancedPhysics.Org Advocates Medeval "Obscurantism"!
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28 Jan 2009
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Roxbury
How this "Mission Statement" of AdvancedPhysics.Org conforms to the historically speculative and expermental nature of scientific inquiry is actually so beyond any basic imagination or logic as to be totally absurd!
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LOCAL Announcement :: Urban Development
Jan. 31: Saturday Evening Public Forum: Why we should say 'NO' to Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid.
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28 Jan 2009
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NO GAMES: Chicago
Join NO GAMES: Chicago for a panel discussion on why Chicagoans have nothing to gain from the Olympics any why we should actively oppose them.
When: Saturday, Jan. 31st - 6:00 PM
Where: UIC Student Center East 750 S. Halstead, Room 605
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LOCAL News :: Labor : Miscellaneous
The battle to save our schools in Chicago
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28 Jan 2009
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Socialist Worker Online
The battle to save our schools in Chicago
Chicago teacher Nate Goldbaum reports on a fight to save schools that is uniting teachers, parents and community members.
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News :: Labor
Home Depot, Bank of America Executives Caught on Tape trying to Defeat the EFCA
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28 Jan 2009
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Employee Free Choice Act Now . Org
Bank of America, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, Rick Berman founder of Union Facts EXPOSED ON TAPE trying to Defeat The Employee Free Choice Act.
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