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Many historians date the first great industrial upheaval of American labor to July 16, 1877.

Fun fact: Connecticut is the first state in the country to pass a GMO Labeling Law as of June 2013.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the government may not require certain businesses to provide their employees with health insurance that covers contraception which offends the owner's religious beliefs.

Rebecca Henschke reports on garment workers killed by riot police when striking for pay rise.

It's quite a shock when a former Bush Administration official comes out in favor of a climate change plan even stronger than the president's, and more.

New research has found that citizens who are most prone to anxiety are more likely to skip the polls.

Gold-digging multinationals are fueling political violence and environmental devastation in El Salvador, but communities are fighting back.

Child soldiers and child combatants may seem like a far away problem, but you might be surprised at how common they still are.

A crew of nine marijuana legalization canvassers walked off their jobs and into the Portland office of the Industrial Workers of the World looking to form a union.

More than 30,000 members of the Mayagna indigenous community are in danger of disappearing, along with the rainforest which is their home in Nicaragua.