May

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May Day Marches in Bay Area

Hundreds of people rally and march through the streets of San Francisco and Oakland in the rain to celebrate May Day, demand rights and legal status for immigrants, and honor the contributions of working people.

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Wall Street Bailout is Massive Transfer Payment to Rich

Last autumn (in 2008) we witnessed the owners of wealth change their tune from laissez faire capitalism to one of unprecedented government intervention in our financial system.

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The Environmental Impacts of Tennessee's December 2008 Coal Ash Spill

President Obama has pledged to undertake a comprehensive inventory of liquid coal ash waste and propose new regulations to ensure its safe disposal.

Where the Pope Inspires No Hope

Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to be the third pontiff to visit the Holy Land from 8 – 15 May, following in the footsteps of Paul VI in 1964 and John Paul II in 2000, on a mission officially described as a “pilgrimage” and one of “peace and reconciliation.”

Stealing Fire From Carl Davidson' 11 Talking Points for Socialism: Case's 9 Talking Points

Some of socialism’s fundamental building blocks are already present in US society. The means of production, for the most part, are sufficiently developed to support, in forseeable time – the next ten years – a workforce where at least two years of college, or equivalent, is available to every worker.

Obama, Reform and the Role of the Left

After the first, perhaps over analyzed, hundred days of the Obama administration, it is fair to say that President Obama is a reformer and we are entering an era of reforms, possibly radical reforms.

Bernie Madoff: Scapegoat

Elie Wiesel called him a 'God.' His investors called him a 'genius.' But, proving correct that old adage from the country and western song, you never really know what goes on behind closed doors.

Veterans Push for Employee Free Choice

Yesterday [April 30] in Norfolk, Va., union veterans held the first event of what will be a nationwide campaign for the Employee Free Choice Act, uniting union and nonunion veterans from across the country in support of the freedom to form unions and bargain.

May Day Celebrations Marked Throughout Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, May 1 (acn) Parallel to the huge march stage by hundreds of thousands of Havana citizens along with thousands of friends of Cuba from 70 countries of the world, all cities throughout the island experienced huge demonstrations marking May Day.

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Greetings to the Workers of Iraq and the World on May Day

Hundreds of millions of workers and people around the world and also in Iraq will celebrate International Workers' Day, the1st of May, which has been associated with the revolutionary and democratic movement.

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