Over the years, women have marched for jobs, higher wages, better working conditions and benefits, unions and equal rights in all political, social and economic spheres. They have protested racism and xenophobia. Agricultural workers have occupied land. Migrant workers have protested abuse and racism; they and their allies have demanded . . .
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Portland, Ore. By March 26, 3.3 million people in the U.S. had lost their jobs as large parts of the economy collapsed the week before. This 33 percent increase in joblessness marked the fastest rate of increase in any week since the Great Recession. Goldman Sachs estimates that as many . . .
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According to the World Health Organization, as of March 29, the global numbers of the COVID-19 pandemic are close to 635,000 confirmed cases and over 63,000 deaths. The emphasis here is “confirmed,” which means that there are untold numbers of people, possibly millions, who are unaware that they are even . . .
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In a March 26 press release Project South revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga., went on a hunger strike to bring attention to COVID-19-related issues in the jail. Demonstration against Stewart Detention Center Georgia community organizers became aware of the March . . .
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By Alison Cagle March 25 — This is a statement from Earthjustice attorneys for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on the recent legal victory against the DAPL permit to route the pipeline under the Missouri River, which was granted by the Trump administration. Water Protectors, Standing Rock camp. A federal . . .
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This is a statement from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe on Trump’s attempted theft of Mashpee Wampanoag lands. March 27, 2020 Message from the Chair: We will take action to prevent the loss of our land At 4:00 p.m. today — on the very day that the United States has reached . . .
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