Democracy Now! Daily Digest: "People Have Just Had Enough": West Virginia Teachers Continue Historic Strike into Eighth Day & U.K. University Workers Enter Week 3 of Strike Against Pension Cuts & "Marketization" of Higher Ed & More 5MAMR18

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Monday, March 5, 2018 democracynow.org Stories "The Oscars Are Still So White": While Awards Project Diversity, Most Winners Remain White Men The 90th Academy Awards were held Sunday night, where the vast majority of the awards went to white men, despite years of activism demanding increased ... Read More → "People Have Just Had Enough": West Virginia Teachers Continue Historic Strike into Eighth Day Schools across West Virginia are closed for an eighth day, as more than 20,000 teachers and 13,000 school staffers remain on strike demanding higher wages and ... Read More → U.K. University Workers Enter Week 3 of Strike Against Pension Cuts & "Marketization" of Higher Ed In Britain, tens of thousands of lecturers, librarians, researchers and other university workers are on strike to protest attacks on their pensions, as well as soaring ... Read More → From Coal Miners to Teachers: West Virginia Continues to Lead Radical Labor Struggle in the U.S. For decades, West Virginia has been at the forefront of labor activism in the United States. As the state's teachers continue their historic strike, which has shut ... Read More → Headlines → Syrian Civilians Flee Government Offensive Against Eastern Ghouta Trump on Xi: “He’s Now President for Life. Maybe We’ll Have to Give That a Shot Some Day” Mueller Probes Links Between UAE, Qatar, Trump Policy & Kushner Family Properties Senate Slated to Roll Back Key Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations 2 Killed at Central Michigan University in 12th School Shooting So Far This Year Florida Senate Votes Down Assault Rifle Ban Record-Breaking Snowstorms Bury Parts of Europe, Canada and the U.S. Italian Far-Right Populist Parties Score Big Wins in Parliamentary Election Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Farmer on His Own Land in Gaza Strip West Virginia Teachers Continue Strike for Eighth Day BuzzFeed: 300+ NYPDOfficers Allowed to Keep Jobs Despite Array of Offenses Thousands Take to Streets in Slovakia After Killing of Prominent Journalist 90th Oscars Stage Diversity, But White Men Continue to Win Most Awards Forward this email → Donate today → Follow

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