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by Kali Akuno, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM) Leith Kahl and Brian Wiles, Malcolm X Solidarity Committee (MXSC)Friday, February 10, 2012The Port of Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington State, is a small, depressed, rural, and overwhelmingly white logging town on the banks of the Columbia River. It is not necessarily the place one might have predicted that a struggle would develop which

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A presentation by Partho Sarathi RayA molecular biologist, member of Sanhati, an activist with first-hand knowledge of the people’s movements in India Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Doors open at 6:30 p.m. – Program at 7 p.m. 518 Valencia Street (near 16th Street), San Francisco(one block from BART – wheelchair accessible) Sponsored by: International Campaign Against War on the People in India,

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By Kali Akuno The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions or BDS movement, launched in 2005 to uproot the zionist settler-colonial project and dismantle the Israeli apartheid state following the various setbacks to the Palestinian liberation movement stemming from the Oslo accords, is rapidly growing into a powerful international political force. As the movement continues to grow and

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To honor the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the United Nations World Conference Against Racism held in Durban, South Africa, and to continue the global fight against racism and xenophobia, a broad alliance of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the United States and worldwide have joined together to form the Durban + 10 Coalition.

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Black Left Unity Network Discussion PaperThere are more than 150 million African descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean and 50 plus million in the US, Canada and throughout North America. The conditions, contradictions, consciousness and social movements of African descendants throughout the Americas, have been shaped by the colonial and capitalist development, the domination of US

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Let us join together to consistently uphold democratic, anti-imperialist and internationalist principles, serve the masses in their struggles and build up organised resistance against imperialism and all reactionaries!On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the International League of Peoples’ Struggles (ILPS) on May 25-27, 2001, we the undersigned founding members of the ILPS,

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Dear Comrades and friends,In our previous joint letter dated 26/06/2011, addressed to ILPS members, we announced and explained our collective decision as members of the International Coordination Committee (ICC) and founding members of the ILPS, not to join the events in Manila in July 2011. We explained that after 20 months of patient attempts to reverse the undemocratic and destructive actions

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Dear Friends and comrades,The undersigned members of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC), representing founding member organisations of the ILPS, after 20 months of patient attempts to reverse and repair the damage caused by the undemocratic, arbitrary and abusive actions led by Prof. Sison, the Chairperson of the ILPS, at the Nov 21, 2009 ICC meeting, which were aimed at effectively

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by Kali Akunowritten for Left Turn MagazineThursday, May 19, 2011 Manning Marable's, "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention", must be seen for what it is, an ideological polemic. The general focus of this polemic is Black Nationalism, and Black revolutionary nationalism in particular. Manning's critical focus and fixation on Malcolm X as the quintessential point of reference for Black Nationalists

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By Kali AkunoFor a generation that has witnessed few genuine people's movements succeed in transforming the nation-states where they reside and engage in bottom up processes of social revolution, the popular uprisings in Africa (Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and Libya) and southwest Asia (Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria) have been very instructive. In the main what these

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Since the initial formation of Take Back the Land Movement in September of 2009, Local Action Groups (LAG) affiliated with the Take Back the Land Movement (TBLM) have made significant headway in setting the groundwork for a substantial fight-back against foreclosures, forced evictions, the destruction of public housing, and the exponential increase of homelessness and displacement across the

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According to the New York Times, the Washington Post and other mainstream media, a major story has been uncovered with the expose of the foreclosure fraud crisis, primarily as a result of good journalism and the self-corrective measures of the US legal system. In fact, almost nothing could be further from the truth. Grassroots organizers and legal advocates throughout the US have been raising

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View Vanassa Faraj and Wafa Azari of Movement to End Israeli Apartheid - Georgia (MEIA - G) speak on a direct action and attacks suffered at hands of zionist supporters in the course of a protest of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) conference in Atlanta, GA on Sunday, October 10, 2010. The demo was organized by the Stop the JNF Campaign and supported by organizations like MEIA - G and others in the

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http://www.againstthegrain.org/node?page=1

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From September 10 through 12, a year after gathering in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss how to combine forces on a national level to build and inspire a transformative movement to change land and property relations in the US, the organizations of the Land and Housing Action Group (LHAG) – the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Survivors Village, and Take Back the Land (

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The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM) is an organization of people of Afrikan descent in the United States who believe in fighting for and supporting self-determination and human rights for Afrikans in the United States and around the world. Our organization annually takes an international trip to build solidarity with other people struggling for liberation and social justice. This year, we

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The New Afrikan Women Caucus (NAWC) of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM) of Atlanta stands in solidarity with Spark Reproductive Justice NOW!, SisterSong Inc., and SisterLove and the Trust Black Women Coalition’s campaign to stop the disruptive tactics of a injudicious and corruptive anti-choice agenda. The attacks of the so-called “freedom rides” organized by right-wing pundits Glenn Beck

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This letter was drafted in response to inquiries on a national phone call on the struggle for Justice for Oscar Grant organized by Davey D, Biko Baker, and the League of Young Voters on Wednesday, July 21st. Greetings All, Per our discussion regarding next steps on the July 21st call I wanted to offer several suggestions to the group to consider. On Structure: The US Human Rights Network (USHRN)

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By Kali AkunoNational Organizer - Malcolm X Grassroots MovementDirector of Education, Training, and Field Operations – US Human Rights NetworkThe righteous anger and indignation on graphic display in Oakland, California Thursday, July 8th at the mockery of justice rewarded to Johannes Mehserle for murdering Oscar Grant and the open collaboration of several non-profit organizations with the

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The Take Back the Land slogan is a cry for social justice drawn from the historic anti-colonial and popular struggles of the Third World, or Global South, and the Peoples’ Movements within the US, particularly Indigenous, Black, Chicano, Puerto Rican, and Hawaiian struggles for land, treaty rights, self-determination and sovereignty.The Land and Housing Action Group (LHAG) issued the campaign

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Over 3 million homes were foreclosed in 2009. More than 2.4 million are expected in 2010. With the 3 million recorded in 2008, an outrageous 8.4 million plus homes have been foreclosed in the span of 3 years.Obama’s mortgage modification program has fundamentally failed to save millions of families from losing their homes. The only thing the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) has accomplished

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May 3, 2010- Today, the Take Back the Land Movement (TBLM, www.takebacktheland.org) announced a May 2010 Month of Action in direct response to the ongoing economic and housing crisis. The month of action commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first Civil rights era sit-ins in Greensboro, NC. Thousands from across the country will participate in “live-ins” to demand the fundamental human right

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Greetings All,The historic month of May 2010 is rapidly dawning upon us. In addition to honoring International Workers’ Day and continuing to press for the right to dignity at work and legalization for all, this May Day will also serve as the commencement of the Take Back the Land Campaign. Beginning in May, communities and activists throughout the country will be engaging in autonomous direct

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For Immediate ReleaseApril 19, 2010Contact: Ajamu Baraka, 404.588.9761A sweeping report on human rights in the United States has found significant shortcomings in U.S. compliance with international human rights standards as well as its obligations under multiple human rights treaties and agreements. The report, issued today by the U.S. Human Rights Network, culminates more than a year of research

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Written by Kali Akuno National Organizer, Malcolm X Grassroots MovementSunday, April 11, 2010The three-month marker for the earthquake that devastated Haiti is now upon us. The significance of this marker is not one determined by the Haitian people, but rather by the enemies of the Haitian people and peoples’ movements throughout the world. According to Milton Friedman and the intellectual guru’s

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The housing bust and faulty government policies have immersed the United States in a full blown economic and housing crisis. The cruel irony of this crisis, and what makes it so profoundly immoral, is that the commodity at its root- housing- is not at all in scarcity. To the contrary, sufficient vacant housing stocks exist to accommodate virtually everyone in need, including families forced into

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March 15, 2010All over the world, people are asking questions about the nature of India’s society and government, and about the war on the adivasis—the tribal peoples—that has recently been launched by that government with strategic assistance from the US and Israel.Most commentators admit that the Indian people suffered greatly under British rule. Today, it is claimed, India is on a path of

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Land and Housing Action GroupWorking Paper: Reclaiming TARP, Reclaiming Public HousingSince the fall of 2008 the United States Federal Government has purchased millions of foreclosed properties through the Troubled Asset Relief Program or TARP. These acquisitions were made in an attempt to help stabilize the worlds financial markets, which were quite literally on the verge of collapse throughout

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The Group of 20 (G20) Summit is steaming rolling through Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 24th and 25th. Led by the United States, the G20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the European Union. The Pittsburgh Summit, like all the G20

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On its face, Naomi Klein’s article, “Minority Death Match” , does a disservice to both the movements for reparations and redress for crimes against people of African dissent and for self determination for the Palestinian people. But, given her reputation as an anti-imperialist thinker and recent high-profile visit to Palestine, where she endorsed the international campaign for boycott, divestment

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In the second quarter, the number of homeowners behind on payments or in foreclosure rose along with the jobless rate, with California among states leading the way.By E. Scott Reckard and Ronald D. WhiteAugust 21, 2009Widespread joblessness is causing more Americans to fall behind on their house payments, triggering a new round of foreclosures that some analysts fear could delay the nation's

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August 21, 2009By DAVID LEONHARDT and GERALDINE FABRIKANTThe rich have been getting richer for so long that the trend has come to seem almost permanent.They began to pull away from everyone else in the 1970s. By 2006, income was more concentrated at the top than it had been since the late 1920s. The recent news about resurgent Wall Street pay has seemed to suggest that not even the Great

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New U.S. study finds many also skip food and needed drugs in an effort to cut costsPosted August 19, 2009WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The epidemic of home foreclosures is having a serious impact on Americans' health, suggests a study that looked at 250 Philadelphia homeowners facing foreclosure.More than half of them reported being depressed, and 37 percent of them had major depression.

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New jobless claims rise unexpectedly to 576,000; total benefit rolls show little changeBy Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics WriterOn Thursday August 20, 2009, 11:08 am EDTWASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly for the second straight week, a sign that jobs remain scarce even as other data show the economy is stabilizing.Many economists

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WASHINGTON — Associated PressLast updated on Friday, Aug. 14, 2009 U.S. productivity surged in the spring by the largest amount in almost six years while labour costs plunged at the fastest pace in nine years. The results point to a recession losing steam, but they do not bode well for the unemployed or those forced to work shorter weeks who were hoping for more hours.The U.S. Labour Department

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(AP) – Aug 10, 2009WASHINGTON — Productivity likely surged by a sizable amount in the spring as businesses worked to hold down costs in the face of the worst recession to hit the country in the post World War II period.Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect productivity grew at an annual rate of 5.3 percent in the April-June quarter. The Labor Department will release the report at 8:30 a.m

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Humboldt BeaconPosted: 08/20/2009 According to the latest the Bureau of Labor Statistics, worker productivity increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the second quarter of 2009. This is the biggest quarterly gain since a 9.7 percent increase in the third quarter of 2003.As worker productivity increased, unit labor costs fell by 5.8 percent, indicating employees are doing more work with less

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The governor of California has declared a fiscal emergency in the US state to address a budget deficit of some $24.3bn (£14.5bn).Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger also ordered many state offices to close for three days each month until June 2010, with staff unpaid for those days.California has been one of the US states hardest hit by the recession.The moves comes after state legislators missed a 1

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The number of jobs lost in the US last month came in at 467,000, which was much more than had been expected.The jobless rate rose to 9.5% in June, from 9.4% in May, as the US economy continued to struggle.Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of jobless people has risen by 7.2 million, the Department of Labor said.The unemployment rate was slightly lower than had been

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Worries that the economy is not likely to recover as soon as had been hoped drag on markets. Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq drop over 2%.By Alexandra Twin, CNNMoney.com senior writerLast Updated: June 15, 2009NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks slumped Monday as weaker oil prices and more geopolitical unrest raised worries that the recession may not be waning as soon as some had hoped.The Dow Jones

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SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009 Geithner, right, said the world economy was still 'well below potential' [AFP]The Group of Eight industrial nations have discussed how to prepare for an economic recovery and how to roll back rescue measures when the global financial crisis eventually is over.Concluding a two-day meeting in the Italian city of Lecce, ministers said that although the global economy is

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The world's largest economies are beginning to stabilise but still face major risks amid an ongoing global recession, G8 finance ministers say.At a meeting in Italy of G8 nations, the ministers said stock markets were rising, interest rates more stable, and consumer confidence was returning.However, US Treasury chief Tim Geithner led warnings that it was too early to wind down economic stimulus

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June 12, 2009By KEITH BRADSHERHONG KONG — Since China entered the World Trade Organization in November 2001, a rising tide of exports, combined with a torrent of investment, has lifted the country’s economy ever higher, while consumer spending has lagged.But now, the Chinese economy relies increasingly on growth at home, as data released Thursday made clear. A decline in exports has become a

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June 12, 2009By PAUL KRUGMANBack in April, there was a huge fuss over an internal report by the Department of Homeland Security warning that current conditions resemble those in the early 1990s — a time marked by an upsurge of right-wing extremism that culminated in the Oklahoma City bombing.Conservatives were outraged. The chairman of the Republican National Committee denounced the report as an

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By E.J. Dionne Jr.Thursday, June 4, 2009 A media environment that tilts to the right is obscuring what President Obama stands for and closing off political options that should be part of the public discussion.Yes, you read that correctly: If you doubt that there is a conservative inclination in the media, consider which arguments you hear regularly and which you don't. When Rush Limbaugh sneezes

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The world economy will shrink by much more than previously thought, according to the World Bank.The world economy will contract by 3% this year, far more than the 1.75% drop it predicted earlier this year."Most developing country economies will contract this year and face increasingly bleak prospects," World Bank president Robert Zoellick said.The gloomier forecast comes despite recent signs that

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The G20 countries' forced postponement of the UN Conference on the Economic CrisisMEANS THAT THE PEOPLES STRUGGLE AGAINST THE BANKERS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER!Although pressure and hostility on the part of some G20 governments has resulted in the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development being postponed from June 1 to 3 until June 24 to 26, the

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The US economy shrank in the first three months of 2009 at a slower pace than had originally been estimated by the Commerce Department.Gross domestic product (GDP) declined by an annual rate of 5.7% in the first quarter, less than the 6.1% that had been estimated in April.It also turned out that corporate profits after taxes had risen by 1.1% over the period.This is the first time corporate

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A genuine peoples victory was won on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009, the 84th Birthday of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz). The people’s lawyer, attorney Chokwe Lumumba, was elected to the City Council in Jackson, Mississippi representing Ward 2. The foundation of this victory was laid by the decades of dedicated community service and organizing that Attorney Lumumba, the New Afrikan People’s

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The US will host the next G20 summit of world leaders in September, the White House has confirmed.The meeting will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Thursday 24 September and Friday 25 September.April's G20 summit in London announced a $1.1tn (£691bn) rescue plan to help revive the world economy.The September meeting is expected to monitor the implementation of the plan so far, and

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By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst, BBC News US Energy Secretary Steven Chu says the US will not be able to cut greenhouse emissions as much as it should due to domestic political opposition.Prof Chu told BBC News he feared the world might be heading towards a tipping point on climate change.This meant the US had to cut emissions urgently - even if compromises were needed to get new laws

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Global stock markets have fallen after a warning that the UK's top credit rating is at risk.UK shares were hit after ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) changed the UK's outlook to negative.The move sparked fears that other economies, such as the US, might face a similar fate.The Dow Jones index ended the day down 1.5%, while the UK's FTSE 100 fell 2.8%, France's Cac 40 lost 2.7% and Germany's

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By TALI ARBEL, AP Business WriterThu May 21NEW YORK – A private research's group forecast of economic activity rose more than expected in April, the first gain in seven months and fresh evidence that the recession could end later this year.The Conference Board said Thursday its index of leading economic indicators, designed to forecast economic activity in the next three to six months, rose 1

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By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama forcefully defended his plans to close the Guantanamo detention camp Thursday and said some of the terror suspects held there would be brought to top-security prisons in the United States despite fierce opposition in Congress.He spoke one day after the Senate voted resoundingly to deny him money to close the prison,

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Wall Street struggles with cloudy economic forecast. Standard & Poor's lowers its outlook for the United Kingdom.By Ben Rooney, CNNMoney.com staff writerNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks fell sharply Thursday as enthusiasm about signs of economic improvement faded and investors were taken aback by a downgrade of the U.K. credit outlook.The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) and the S&P 500 (SPX)

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Central bank now expects unemployment to rise to a range of 9.2% to 9.6% this year. Fed also predicts a sharper decline in GDP than it had forecast in January.By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writerNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Federal Reserve's latest forecasts for the U.S. economy are gloomier than the ones released three months earlier, with an expectation for higher unemployment and a

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Labor may feel crunch 'for some time,' despite 'some return to normalcy' in financial markets.May 20, 2009WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Barack Obama, speaking to a high-level advisory panel of economic experts, said Wednesday that U.S. financial markets had improved recently but he was concerned the country would face higher unemployment for some time."We're pleased that we've seen some

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Japan's economy during the first three months of 2009 shrank at its quickest pace since records began, as exports slumped, officials figures have shown.Output in the world's second largest economy contracted by 4% during the period, or by 15.2% on an annual basis.Japan's economy, which depends heavily on exports, has been hit hard by the global downturn.But economists predict a modest growth in

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May 14, 2009by Arlene Eisen On Saturday, April 18, two days before the United Nations Durban Review Conference (DRC) officially convened, anti-racist demonstrators from every continent and nearly every struggle in the world filled the streets of downtown Geneva. A sea of flags, banners and posters spoke for indigenous people from Bolivia, Mexico and Guatemala, the landless former slaves of Brazil

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By ALAN ZIBEL, AP Real Estate WriterWASHINGTON – The Obama administration expanded its $50 billion mortgage aid program on Thursday, announcing new measures that would help homeowners avoid a foreclosure if they don't qualify for other assistance.The new initiatives are expected to streamline the process of selling a home that is worth less than the mortgage, or transfer ownership of a home to

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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON – Fresh reminders that the recession likely has passed its peak, but hasn't ended, emerged Thursday in reports that first-time claims for jobless aid and wholesale prices rose more than expected.Economists said the jumps, while bitter reminders of the country's weak economy, were not cause for great concern. Jobless claims should ease after

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The US Treasury wants more regulation of derivatives - the complex financial instruments that brought down some of Wall Street's biggest names.Proposals to be set out by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will call for an electronic system to monitor buying and selling in the market.Firms trading in derivatives will need enough capital in case they default and will face tough reporting

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