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International Court of Justice: The Lakota’s Last Stand
It is often said that the United States of America is a nation of laws. There is a group of Lakota who would disagree with that. The …
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Suffering at Work: Break the Taboo
Unions continue to raise the alarm over incidents of extreme suffering at work and to point to the prevailing management model as responsible. In Renault factories, workers and executives, …
AFL-CIO Turns Corner, Embraces Immigrant Workers (2)
Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka march in solidarity with immigrants and workers, May 1, 2011. (Photo: wisaflcio) The AFL-CIO recently announced a …
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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 80 in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - More than 80 paramilitary soldiers were killed when at least one suicide bomber blew himself up Friday morning at a military training center in northwest Pakistan, …
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GOP Bill Shifts Oil Drilling Cases to Court Dominated by Judges With Oil Investments
Yesterday, the House passed the so-called “Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act,” which is intended to make it easier for the oil industry to drill in the Gulf …
City of Brookfield Ballot Bags Found “Wide Open” in Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Bags of ballots from the City of Brookfield in Waukesha County were discovered to have been open during the state Supreme Court election “recount” on Thursday. (Photos: Mary …
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Coal Company Gets Punked by the Yes Men
The Yes Men, that prankster-activist group that has ruined many a corporate executive's day, have struck again. This time their target is the notorious Peabody coal company, which operates …
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“Budrus” Shows “White Intifada” Can Beat the Israeli Occupation
Many have long maintained that a mass-based and sustained campaign of nonviolent Palestinian resistance - a “white intifada” - if vigorously supported by a united Palestinian leadership and by …
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News in Brief: Fukushima Daiichi Plant Still Unstable, Japan to Focus on Renewable Energy, and More
Fukushima Daiichi Plant Still Unstable, Japan to Focus on Renewable Energy Two months after a massive earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, Prime Minister Naoto Kan has promised …