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May Day 2013: The people’s struggle is growing
BY Freedom Road Socialist Organization | United States | 4/30/13
Across the globe, workers are fighting back against their bosses and people are standing up to their oppressors. On May 1 people around the world will celebrate International Workers Day - commonly called May Day - by taking to the streets.
anti-imperialism, capitalist crisis, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, May Day, Oppressed Nationalities, Socialism, workers rights
Monopoly capitalism, not government budget deficits, at root of euro-zone crisis
BY Fight Back! Editors | Europe | 6/28/12
Most of the countries in the euro-zone, which includes most of the major economies of Europe (Great Britain and Switzerland being two notable exceptions), are now in a recession.
capitalist crisis, Greece, Ireland, monopoly capitalism, Portugal, Spain
European Union agrees to bail out Spanish banks
BY Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 6/11/12
On June 9, Spain and the European Union made an agreement to bail out Spain’s troubled banking sector.
bank bailout, capitalist crisis, Depression, European Union, Spain, Unemployment
Half a million jobs lost in June
BY Adam Price | San José, CA | 7/17/09
On July 2, the Labor Department announced that another 467,000 jobs were lost in June as the official unemployment rate rose to 9.5%.
capitalist crisis, Economic Crisis, Unemployment
Protest Blasts Governor Pawlenty’s Cuts
BY Mick Kelly | St. Paul, MN | 7/02/09
More than 50 people rallied in front of the Governor’s Mansion here, June 30 to slam Governor Pawlenty’s plan to cut hundreds of millions from health care, education, local government aid and human services.
Budget crisis, capitalist crisis, Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout, Welfare Rights Committee
Hundreds Join 'State of Emergency' Rally Against Budget Cuts
BY Kosta Harlan | Raleigh, NC | 6/21/09
“We’re in the middle of an historic crisis,” the president of the North Carolina Public Sector Workers Union (UE 150), Angaza Laughinghouse, told Fight Back!.
Budget crisis, capitalist crisis
March on Banks Demands Stop Foreclosures and Evictions
BY Linden Gawboy | Minneapolis, MN | 6/16/09
“You got bailed out, we got sold out! Stop foreclosures now!” was the rallying call during a protest here June 13 as a crowd of 75 people surged to the doors of a US Bank branch on Lake Street.
capitalist crisis, housing crisis, Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bailout
Rosemary Williams eviction trial delayed
BY Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 5/28/09
In a packed Hennepin County Court room, May 26, District Judge Lloyd Zimmerman decided to delay the foreclosure-related eviction trial of Rosemary Williams until June 22.
capitalist crisis, housing crisis, Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bailout, Rosemary Williams
U.S. in Longest Recession Since the 1930s
BY Adam Price | San Jose, CA | 5/11/09
The United States is now in its longest recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
capitalist crisis, Depression, recession
Tax Day Rally at State Capitol demands 'Tax the Rich'
BY Staff | St. Paul, MN | 4/16/09
Fifty protesters gathered on tax day, April 15, on the front steps of the Minnesota state capitol building to demand state government tax the rich and not balance the state budget on the backs of working and low-income people.
Budget crisis, capitalist crisis, Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bailout
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