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NYC Organizers Share Lessons from Spanish Anti-Austerity Movements at Murphy
This article was originally featured on The Indypendent. By Janaki Chadha After Greece, Spain has been one of the European countries hardest hit by the economic crisis that began in 2008. Unemployment stands at almost 25% and for young people it is twice that high. Spanish voters registered their desire for change in municipal elections on May…
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News Roundup 7/10/15
Happy hot, hot Friday. The world continues to turn — a promising week on the civil rights front, a high-intensity time on the geopolitical stage. Here’s what you might have missed: South Carolina takes the confederate flag down from its state house. #finally. Check out Wanda Williams-Bailey, Strom Thurmond’s granddaughter — an interracial woman —…
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Tube Shutdown: London Underground Workers on Strike
For the first time in 13 years, the London Tube was shut down today, as workers went on strike after the London Underground (LU) and the unions failed to agree to a deal over pay and night-time service. After a 36 hour total-network shutdown of approximately 20,000 workers, the strike technically ends at the end of today (Thursday).…
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Making History: Banning the Box & Labor in Queer America
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