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Talk: Chris Hedges Speaks in Support of Northeastern SJP

9 April 2014 - 10:16pm | jadams
by The Real News Network

Journalist and author, Chris Hedges, and UMass Boston Professor, Heike Schotten, spoke out against the suspension of Northeastern University Students for Justice in Palestine in a talk on campus in Boston on April 1. Watch the full video here, courtesy of The Real News Network.

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Bus Drivers’ Union Renews Calls to Reinstate Fired Leaders, Veolia Maintains Terminations Justified

3 February 2014 - 11:09pm | jadams
by Jonathan Adams

BOSTON/South Boston – Members and supporters of the Boston Public Schools’ bus drivers’ union, United Steelworkers Local 8751 rallied Saturday at the Freeport bus yard in South Boston.

The union is continuing with its call on Veolia Transportation to reinstate four of the union’s leaders after they were terminated last year.

Richest 10% Own 86% of World’s Wealth According to Oxfam Report Author

28 January 2014 - 4:22pm | jadams
by Jonathan Adams

A new report by the international charity Oxfam has shone a critical light on global inequality, finding that the richest 10 per cent of people own a staggering 86 per cent of the world’s wealth.

Working for the Few was published by the NGO ahead of the World Economic Forum last week in an effort to raise the issue of inequality with political and business leaders at the meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

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