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Railroaders Go Wobbly, Strike against Firings
Railroad strikers in Chicago say their employeru2014a subcontractoru2014pays too little and provides unsafe vehicles.
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Jeff Bezos’s Other Endeavor: Charter Schools, Neoliberal Education Reforms
Jeff Bezos' acquisition of The Washington Post will at least increase visibility of educational issues with the publication and limit the for profit educational ideology promoted by its relationship …
Onondaga Leader Oren Lyons, Pete Seeger on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Hundreds of Native Americans and allies arrive in New York City after paddling the Hudson River to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first treaty between Native Americans and …
With Keystone XL Delayed, Trans-Canada Sets Eyes on “Energy East”
Yves Engler: Environmental and indigenous rights groups rightfully concerned about Trans-Canada's proposed ‘Energy East’ pipeline.
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California Lawmakers Demand Federal Investigation of Offshore Fracking
With fracking operations to extract fossil fuels off the California coast stepping up, lawmakers in that state are demanding to know why the federal government is approving such operations …
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Law to Clean Up “Nuisances” Costs Innocent People Their Homes
Over the last two decades, forfeitures have evolved into a booming business for police agencies across the country, from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration to small-town sheriff's offices.
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California Carbon Trading Would Counteract Emissions From Expanded Chevron Refinery, State Says
The hundreds of activists on hand earlier this month at Chevron's Richmond refinery to protest its contribution to global warming might be surprised to learn that California says it …
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Launch of Green Tea Coalition Drives a Wedge Through Georgia’s Tea Party
The Green Tea Coalition, set to launch in Georgia, includes activists from the Sierra Club, Georgia Watch, Occupy Atlanta, Tea Party Patriots and the NAACP.
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Australia Has $16 Minimum Wage and Is the Only Rich Country to Dodge the Global Recession
Australia has twice the minimum wage as the US and Big Macs cost roughly the same.
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Five Shameful Ways the US Is Leading the World
The US leads the world in obesity, health care spending, energy use per person, defense spending, and is the most expensive place in the world to have a baby.