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  • (video) The Republicans’ all-out war on women
    3 March 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    Reports on the right’s latest assault—and the stirrings of resistance.
    ANTI-CHOICE Republicans are waging an all-out attack on women’s right to abortion—in Congress, where the Republican-run House voted to strip funding from Planned Parenthood; and in individual states, where legislators are proposing bills so extreme that they could ban abortions altogether.
    But supporters of abortion rights are starting to push back. Thousands took part in marches across the country on February 26, and (…)

  • (video) Koch brothers play self-serving role in Wisconsin battle
    3 March 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    Multi-billionaire corporate magnates Charles and David Koch, major behind-the-scenes players in the dispute between Wisconsin public employees and Republican Gov. Scott Walker, stand to gain more than meets the eye from this epic battle.
    Buried deep inside Walker’s 144-page contested budget bill are 10 lines, unrelated to employee takeaways or union rights, which would allow the state to sell to or contract with a private corporation any state-owned heating, cooling and power plant, "with (…)

  • (video) Epic battle in Wisconsin is a taste of our power
    3 March 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    Siân Ruddick looks at the stuggle in Wisconsin, which is changing the US
    The battle in Wisconsin has seen hundreds of thousands of US workers rediscover their power. In the most powerful protests for many years, public sector workers—with the support of students, war veterans, pensioners, local campaigners and even some police—have brought the city of Madison to a standstill.
    They have shown the US right that they will face determined resistance to any attacks they try to push through. (…)

  • (videos) New Jersey rallies to support Wisconsin workers
    2 March 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    Thousands of trade unionists rallied in front of the state Capitol in Trenton last week in solidarity with the public workers of Wisconsin who are fighting back against, Scott Walker a righting governor trying to do in 2011 what he would not have dared to do in 1911, when Robert La Follette, Sr., the leading progressive reformer in the nation, was Wisconsin’s United States Senator.
    La Follette more than a century ago had led Wisconsin to become the most advanced state in the nation in (…)

  • 11-hour picket slams Gannett union-busting
    1 March 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    In what may seem like a case of David and Goliath, 60 broadcast technicians and engineers at WKYC-TV Channel 3 are standing up to the Gannett Corporation’s nationwide union-busting rampage.
    Facing a savage attack on their union, the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET) Local 42, the workers got badly needed support from their brothers and sisters at other stations Wednesday, Feb. 23, in an 11-hour silent picket line in front of Channel 3 studios.
    Holding (…)

  • Libya Opposition Literally Running Protests from Washington
    27 February 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    www.empirestrikesblack.com
    "Again we are told the protests are spontaneous, inspired by the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings. Again we are told it is the youth yearning for freedom and ’democracy’. But when we look behind the curtain, we see yet another old man from Washington pulling the levers, blowing the smoke, and flashing the lights.."
    http://empirestrikesblack.com/2011/...

  • Video: Rep. Donna Edwards: “Today, We Are All From Wisconsin!”
    26 February 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, a Union-led solidarity rally, backed by a wide coalition of progressive groups, was held in Annapolis, MD. The action was in support of the ongoing “Wisconsin Protest.” One of the featured speakers at the spirited event was Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD).

  • Video: Doreen Hicks: “Healthcare is a Human Right!”
    23 February 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Wednesday morning, Feb. 23, 2011, activists rallied at Lawyers Mall, in front of the State House, in Annapolis, MD. They are urging the General Assembly to adopt a bill, entitled: “Maryland Health Security Act.” It calls for a state single-payer healthcare system. One of the speakers at the rally was Doreen Hicks of the United Workers organization. To learn more about the Single-Payer issue, go to: http://www.mdsinglepayer.org/

  • Video: Dr. Margaret Flowers: “Maryland Can Lead the Way on Single Payer!”
    23 February 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Wednesday morning, Feb. 23, 2011, activists rallied at Lawyers Mall, in front of the State House, in Annapolis, MD. They are urging the General Assembly to adopt a bill, entitled: “Maryland Health Security Act.” It calls for a state single-payer healthcare system. I spoke with Dr. Margaret Flowers after the rally. She is a Congressional Fellow with the “National Health Program.” To learn more about this issue, go to: http://www.mdsinglepayer.org/

  • Video: Baltimore Activists in Solidarity with Wisconsin Protest
    21 February 2011 par (Open-Publishing)

    On Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, a demonstration was held near the State Office Building, in Baltimore, MD, in support of the Wisconsin Protest. For background on this historic struggle, go to: http://www.afscme.org/