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How Change Happens: The Immigration Uprising

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In Tucson, San Francisco, Phoenix and Chicago, people sat down in front of ICE buses and vans, and chained themselves to vehicles to block deportations. County supervisors in Los Angeles and San Francisco passed resolutions demanding a moratorium on the huge wave of deportations — two million people in five years.

A Celebration of Hepatitis C Awareness Week in Oakland

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Hepatitis C has been a “silent killer” for decades, affecting millions of people, including many unaware that they have this potentially life threatening disease. This year Hepatitis C Awareness Week is more important than ever, because there are new treatments that are saving lives. Hepatitis C is now curable.

Building a New Movement for Full Employment

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If the federal government can figure out how to rescue Wall Street, it has a moral obligation to figure out how to rescue Main Street. Two-thirds of the American people believe the government in Washington ought to see to it that everyone who wants to work can find a job.

Albany’s Shelter Program Is a Dismal Failure

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“They never delivered services in a way that’s actually designed to help people with disabilities. They’ve simply written off all those people who don’t have an income. They blame people out here for their failure to find housing for them. They’ve given all kinds of reasons why they failed .” — Osha Neumann

The Street Spirit Interview with Peter Marin

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This is what the government must do: Leave all the war stuff aside, leave the NSA stuff aside, and the billions spent on this by the government. The very first thing, beyond everything else, should be housing, damn it. It goes without question because it is so necessary for human survival.

The Connection Between Cruelty to Animals and the Inhumanity of War

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“A dog starved at his Master’s Gate, Predicts the ruin of the State.” George Bernard Shaw and William Blake, two of the greatest writers in the English language, both spoke out in defense of the rights of poor and oppressed workers, the victims of warfare, and mistreated animals.

A Joyous Prescription for Living

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Pat Boushell had the capacity to become completely immersed in the power of words, poems, songs, political and social possibilities and, of course, religion, which brought him a deep sense of connection, comfort and family. Pat treasured life’s gifts and saw the magic in a moment that can transform a soul.