December 8 News Update

Hands Up, Fast Food!
Hundreds rally to raise airport wages and support fired worker
Minneapolis mayor joins fast food worker demonstration
Don’t Shoot Portland endorses $15

How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther
Police Killings Reveal Chasms Between Races *
Nationwide protests against police continue
de Blasio refuses to endorse Eric Garner grand jury decision
NFL players wear protesters' 'I can't breathe' slogan on clothing

Energy Firms in Secret Alliance With Republican Officials *
Ecuador indigenous leader found dead days before planned Lima protest

Athens Erupts 6 Years After Police Killing *
Protesters go on the rampage in Athens on anniversary of teenager’s death
Greek Prime Minister Meets Hunger Striker's Father *

Hardship on Mexico's farms, a bounty for U.S. tables
Job creation and wage gains surprisingly robust in November
More U.S. troops than planned to stay in Afghanistan
Senate Panel Faces New Obstacle to Release of Torture Report *
Germany’s Left Party Takes Its First Governor’s Seat *
U.S. to Continue Racial, Ethnic Profiling in Border Policy *
Judge Calls Cablevision’s Raises an Anti-Union Act *
OPSEU given strike mandate
US frees six Guantanamo detainees
Community mourns Somali Muslim teen's death in Kansas City hate crime
Mexican students: first murder victim identified amid continued protests
As Ebola Rages, Poor Planning Thwarts Efforts *
New York’s Deal With Principals’ Union Includes Back Pay *
Venezuelan leader says racism in U.S. worse under Obama
Caribbean nations urge US to lift 'senseless' Cuba embargo 
High School Robotics Team Tough Road for Undocumented Immigrants
Stephen Harper does U-turn on election law gagging advocacy groups
Obama’s Net Neutrality Bid Divides Civil Rights Groups *

Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.

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