The burgeoning pro-democracy, anti-Trump movement known as 50501 expects to drive tens and possibly hundreds of thousands to protest in 1,000 cities and towns on Saturday.
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Los Angeles Raises Minimum Wage for Hotel Workers to $15 An Hour
The City Council voted 12 to 3 last Wednesday to impose the higher wage on large hotels, delivering a huge victory to a coalition of organized labor, neighborhood councils and the ACLU.
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As United Nations Tackles Statelessness, United Kingdom Takes A Step Back
The U.K. government recently removed 23 passports of citizens attempting to travel to Syria and is increasingly seeking to take action on terror suspects who are already abroad.
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Pentagon Supplies School Districts with Assault Rifles, Grenade Launchers, M.R.A.P.'s
School districts nationwide are debating whether to keep their Pentagon-issued arsenals.
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State of the Climate Movement: Rowdy and Getting Rowdier
Marches around the country last week showed diversity among a new and growing cohort of activists taking climate justice to new levels of resistance.
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Occupy Central Protests Expand In Hong Kong As Government Crackdown Falters
Riot police withdrew Monday morning after failing to rein in mass crowds – and a wave of civil disobedience led by students – demanding open elections without Beijing's interference.
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Geneva Report: Record World Debt May Trigger New Financial Crisis
Fueled by a credit binge in Asia that's pushed global private and public debt to new highs, the “poisonous combination” of spiraling debts and low growth could trigger another crisis.
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Exposed: Tax Evictions Could Displace 20,000 Detroit Property Owners
People who purchase occupied properties will evict current residents starting a cycle of blight and displacement that will cost individuals, owners, the community and the city in the long run.
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Florida City Makes It Illegal To Sleep In Public, Cracking Down On Homeless
Life is tough when you're homeless. This city wants to make it tougher.
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How to Negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement
Developers answer to communities for a change.
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In the shadow of an oil boom, North Dakota farmers fight contamination
One county's infertile lands offer a test case of the long-term effects of wastewater spills.
