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The Tragedy of the Soma Mine Workers
At this point, the death toll in the Soma mining accident has already reached 245, with reports of another 100 workers remaining in the mine, yet unreached.
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Climate Change Deniers
Deniers of climate change can ignore it all they want, it doesn't change the facts.
Walmart and Contractor Settle $21 Million Wage Theft Suit, Days After Obama Praises Penny-Pinching Retailer
Just days after President Obama praised Walmart's business practices in a speech at one of its California stores, more than 1,800 warehouse workers in the state have settled a …
Labor Rights Abuses Still Rampant Two Years into Colombia Free Trade Agreement
As the Colombia Free Trade Agreement reached its two-year anniversary today, labor and human rights organizations say the pactu2019s failure to curtail labor rights abuses in Colombia illustrates the …
How Parasite Corporations Like Pfizer Are Chucking US Citizenship to Escape From Taxes
Relocating to a country with a lower tax rate is one way giant corporations like Pfizer disregard their fellow Americans.
Murder in the “Coal” Mines
On 13th of May 2014 Turkey faced with the biggest coal mine explosion in the countryu2019s history. It is reported that there are more than a thousand mine workers …
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Facing Growing Grassroots Pressure, Wheeler Revises Net Neutrality Proposal
A massive online protest to halt potential elimination of net neutrality is having an impact on the FCC, set to make a proposal May 15.
Dina Rasor | Your Must-Do Assignment for 2014: Read This Chart and Pass It On
Will you share this chart showing that the US is grossly spending more than all our perceived enemies combined?
150 Americans Die Each Day Due to Workplace Injury or Disease According to New Report
According to a report released today by the AFL-CIO, 4,628 workers were killed in the United States during 2012 due to workplace injuries. Additionally an estimated 50,000 died from …
Ignoring a Solution to Chronic Drug Shortages
Since shortages of critical drugs became a fixture of the American medical landscape a decade ago, pundits have proposed an array of incentives to encourage more production from pharmaceutical …