Teachers Demonstrate How to Save America’s Public Services

By Sarah Lahm / Independent Media Institute Feb 28, 2020 Educators in St. Paul, Minnesota, may walk off the job in March in an effort to shift the politics over what the public funds. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Oakland Teachers Strike Ends With Tentative Deal for Raise

JOCELYN GECKER / The Associated Press Mar 1, 2019 Union leaders say the new contract includes everything the teachers had demanded—higher pay, smaller classes and more school resources. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Google Employees Stage Worldwide Walkout

Ilana Novick Nov 1, 2018 They’re protesting sexual harassment and demanding better labor protections. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arizona Students Back in Class After Six-Day Teacher Strike

MELISSA DANIELS and TERRY TANG / The Associated Press May 4, 2018 The state's educators win a 20-percent pay raise by 2020 after a walkout that was part of a bubbling national uprising over low pay and school funding. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

ACLU Tells Student Protesters: Know Your Rights

Emily Wells / Truthdig Mar 13, 2018 One month after Parkland, a nationwide walkout to protest gun violence is planned for Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Students Take the Lead in Advocating for Gun Control

Emma Niles / Truthdig Feb 17, 2018 Although most can't even vote, they urge lawmakers to enact stricter laws in the wake of the high school shooting that left 17 people dead in Florida. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fast Food Workers Super Size Their Walkout

BLANK Aug 20, 2013 Fast food workers demanding a livable wage of $15 an hour are pushing for a nationwide walkout Aug. 29, leading, fittingly enough, into Labor Day weekend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Michigan Law Grads Walk Out for Gay Rights

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2011 More than 100 graduates of the University of Michigan Law School left mid-ceremony Saturday to protest commencement speaker Sen. Rob Portman's position against gay marriage and adoption. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Incredible Shrinking Audience

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2009 Clearly, several dozen delegates at the United Nations anti-racism conference in Geneva, Switzerland, disagreed with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's assessment of Israel as a "racist government" on Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )