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The grassroots opposition to President Donald Trump is hitting the streets everywhere.
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"The reality is that the [British] government does not appreciate what E.U. nationals like me have contributed to the U.K., and only sees us as bargaining chips," says Dr. Birgit Woolley, from Germany, after decades working in the UK.
"This is not about limiting aspiration or penalizing success – it’s about recognizing that success is a collective effort and rewards must be shared. We cannot have the CEO pretending they are worth thousands times more than the lowest paid staff."
Strikers are protesting job losses that have led to a shortage of station staff, which they say is endangering passenger safety and reducing the level of customer service.
The Investigatory Powers Bill – or “Snoopers Charter” – is now enshrined in U.K. law, forcing internet and mobile phone companies to keep a record of all citizens’ browsing and phone use, even if they aren't suspected of terrorism.
A “Cut The Rent” bloc will join the Free Education march in central London on Nov. 19. After this, an event on Dec. 7 will bring together all the universities involved in the rent strike campaign.
“We’ve exhausted every democratic process available to us – the petitions, the planning objections, the lobbying of MPs, the public meetings," said Tina Rothery, who predicts a new wave of direct actions will follow.
But fears abound that the battle between the leftist Corbyn and his detractors may cause Labour to split into two parties.
“It's very difficult to live in Britain as a black person."
The anti-Corbyn forces within Labour might very well have achieved the complete opposite of what they aimed to achieve.
Many are calling the U.K.’s European Union referendum vote on Thursday, the most important vote in every British person’s lifetime.
The grassroots opposition to President Donald Trump is hitting the streets everywhere.
It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
Over the next four years, we’re about to be inundated with a flood of lies—including from federal agencies themselves.
We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
The grassroots opposition to President Donald Trump is hitting the streets everywhere.
Protests are set to take place in several major cities across the U.S. on Monday, the Presidents Day holiday, according to activists.
It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
Over the next four years, we’re about to be inundated with a flood of lies—including from federal agencies themselves.
We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
Over the next four years, we’re about to be inundated with a flood of lies—including from federal agencies themselves.
We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
The way the urban commons create a space to solve material problems and enable social movements to forge city-wide networks are antidotes to people being attracted towards the far-right.
The way the urban commons create a space to solve material problems and enable social movements to forge city-wide networks are antidotes to people being attracted towards the far-right.
We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.