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Cookie Day at the State House
This article originally appeared in Spare Change News. Repeated rallying cries of “Housing!” echoed off the marble wall of the State House this past February, as concerned citizens gathered in the State House’s Nurses’
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The Choice In Portland: Austerity Versus a People’s Budget
It’s no secret that most cities, counties, states and school districts in the U.S. are facing big deficits. What is less understood is the extent to which austerity cuts have become politicians’ bi-partisan response
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Austerity: The One Percent’s Global Battle Cry
Whether we are left with the Fiscal Cliff or a Grand Bargain, workers in the U.S. face massive cuts to programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, unemployment insurance, Food Stamp assistance and other
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“Eyes With No Memory See Nothing”: The E.U. Pushes Greece to the Brink
This article originally appeared on Occupy.com. The situation in Greece is reaching a point comparable to that of mid-1930s Spain. On the brink of civil war, as a lab rat in the ongoing neoliberal
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The Strike is Ending, But the Movement Will Continue
This originally appeared over at rabble.ca. Over the past few days students at eight of fourteen CEGEPs (junior colleges which provide both pre-university and professional degrees) have voted in general assemblies to end their
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Sudan’s Students Lead Anti-Austerity Protests
As in other areas in the world, the east African nation of Sudan is facing government shortfalls in a depressed economy. Sudan has endured nearly forty years of perpetual war between an Islamic majority
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Spanish Miners Strike Against €190 Million in Cuts
Spanish miners are protesting in Madrid against government cuts that threaten the livelihood of thousands of workers in Austurias, Spain. In order to comply with European Union austerity measures, the Spanish government is planning
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VIDEO: Dan La Botz on Austerity and Resistance
On Saturday, June 30, the Boston branch of Solidarity sponsored an event “Austerity and Resistance: New England Crisis School 2012″ at the Democracy Center. 30 people attended the event, featuring Dan La Botz, a
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“We Won’t Pay for Their Crisis”: Anti-Austerity March in Boston
More than 50 protesters marched through the streets of Boston on Saturday, June 16, to protest austerity measures in Massachusetts and around the world. At different sites around the city, activists spoke out against
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Resistance at Home and Abroad to Austerity
The Occupy movement has been triggered not only by the economic crisis itself, but, more importantly, by the way that ruling classes around the world have pushed to make workers and poor people pay
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