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June 12, 2013 Mayor Bloomberg's budget would eliminate $ 7.1 million in funding for adult literacy courses by Rebecca Myles June 11, 2013 New York City Council members introduce a revised bill, the Community Safety Act, which if passed, would be landmark police policy reform by Rebecca Myles June 10, 2013 The National Security Agency is calling for a criminal investigation into the leaker who revealed its dragnet surveillance of Americans; we speak to a former NSA whistleblower by Rebecca Myles June 10, 2013 US Army Private Bradley Manning's trial enters the second week by Rebecca Myles June 6, 2013 Youth And Sex Workers Are Scared to Carry Condoms by Linda Perry Barr June 5, 2013 And the Beat Goes On... NYC Budget Dance for FY 2014 by Linda Perry Barr June 5, 2013 The court martial trial for US Army Private Bradley Manning enters its third day by Rebecca Myles June 5, 2013 WBAI's radio host, Ibrahim Gonzalez dies suddenly by Rebecca Myles June 4, 2013 The only conference that brings together anarchists, radicals and progressives, the Left Forum by Rebecca Myles June 4, 2013 Arms Trade Treaty by Linda Perry Barr May 31, 2013 It's the 21st Century by Linda Perry Barr May 31, 2013 Budget Sequester by Linda Perry Barr May 30, 2013 Legal Services workers are still on strike two weeks later despite several rounds of talks with management by Rebecca Myles May 30, 2013 Coalition for a Real Minimum Wage Increase says Minimum Wage Bill Divides Workers, Subsidizes Employers and Corporations. by Linda Perry May 29, 2013 There were nationwide protests today to oppose the sale of the Tribune Company to the Koch Brothers; local groups rallied in New York's midtown by Rebecca Myles May 28, 2013 Thousands of New Yorkers rally to protest GMOs and March Against Monsanto by Rebecca Myles May 28, 2013 Thousands of New Yorkers protest GMOs and March Against Monsanto by Rebecca Myles May 24, 2013 Jericho Prayer by Linda Perry Barr May 23, 2013 Obama's Speech on Drones and Guantanamo by Andrea Sears May 23, 2013 Caravan of Hope by Linda Perry Barr