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Scott Walker's Crackdown on Free Speech Backfires
As news of more than 100 arrests at a Wisconsin singalong attracts statewide attention, the governor's approval rating has taken a plunge.
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AFL-CIO and Organized Labor: Let’s Talk About Building a Movement
With unions facing a not-so-gradual decline toward irrelevance, leaders are having “a come-to-Jesus moment.”
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America's Real Subversives: FBI Spying Then, NSA Surveillance Now
As the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington nears, let's not forget the history of agency overreach and abuse of power that occurred when the FBI doggedly pursued Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Manning Verdict Risks Freedom of the Press If the People Do Not Act
For a whistleblower who exposed war crimes and unethical government behavior to face a lengthy prison term while the people exposed are not even investigated shows how confused the United States has become.
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"We Can't Survive on $7.25": Fast Food Workers Are Striking For a Living Wage
From St. Louis to New York, fast food workers took to the streets this week to demand a $15 wage and the right to unionize.
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Reporting from Raleigh: 9 Ways to Organize the Next Civil Rights Movement
North Carolina's Moral Monday protests — where nearly 1,000 have been arrested in just 12 weeks — could be a way for the South to become progressive again, while cultivating strong community leaders to run for local office.
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Manning Conviction Under Espionage Act Is Blatant Threat to Civil Liberties
Tuesday's verdict convicting Bradley Manning on 20 counts represents the first time under the Obama administration that any leaker of official secrets has been convicted under the 1917 Espionage Act.
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Fast Food Workers Nationwide Walk Out in Organized Strike Against Low Wages
The New York City-based Fast Food Forward campaign has spread across the country as workers unite to demand a $15 minimum wage.
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Bay Area Braces for BART Strike, Again, As Workers Press For Change
For train operators and other BART workers, the belief is that a strike on August 4 may be the only way to get their voices heard -- and despite antagonism in the media, they hope residents understand their position and support their goals.
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Julian Assange Launches WikiLeaks Party in Australia
The founder of the world's most prominent whistleblower group formally announced the launch of the WikiLeaks Party on Thursday, along with his candidacy and six other members who will run for senate seats in Australia's fall election.