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Obama's Union-Busting New Chief of Staff? Jacob Lew Helped Destroy Grad Students' Union at NYU

Josh Eidelson, In These Times. January 29, 2012.

When Obama's new Chief of Staff was NYU executive vice president, school ceased recognizing the grad students' union.

On Nina Simone, Powerful Singer and Civil Rights Leader

Mole333, Culture Kitchen. May 23, 2011.

Reflecting back on how the iconic singer inspired progress and instigated change throughout her amazing career.

Increasing Evidence That Recession Has Caused Number of Unauthorized Immigrants in US to Drop

Muzaffar Chishti, Claire Bergeron, Migration Information Source. March 15, 2010.

According to a new DHS report, 11.8 million unauthorized immigrants lived in the United States as of January 2007. By January 2009, that number had fallen to 10.8 million.

CIA Admits to Existence of 7,000 Documents on Secret Detention, Rendition, and Torture

AlterNetApril 25, 2008.

The CIA has stonewalled Congressional oversight committees, claiming the documents are too sensitive to release.

NYU Journalism Students Record Anti-Fracking Song, “My Water\'s On Fire Tonight”

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, December 31, 1969.