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$950,000 Win for NYC Workers Invigorates Supply-Chain-Justice Movement
Even as unions decline, low-wage laborers are getting creative and winning major victories for working people.
Koch Brothers Among US Billionaires Pressuring Thousands of Employees to Vote GOP on Election Day
In an article published by In These Times magazine, labor journalist Mike Elk examines the contents of a voter information packet that Koch Industries sent to tens of thousands …
Fresh Recruits, More Arrests Begin Week Four in Texas Tar Sands Blockade
Fifty fresh activists, six new arrests as historic Texas Tar Sands Blockade enters its fourth week.
Low Wages and High Unemployment Are Paralyzing the Global Economy
The drive to be more
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Punishing Free Speech and Letting Murder Off the Hook: Justice Denied in Missouri
In US District Court in Jefferson City, Missouri, two anti-drone protestors were sentenced for trespassing at Whiteman Air Force Base.
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Arlen Specter, Longtime GOP Senate Moderate, Dies at 82
Specter, the irascible senator from Pennsylvania, was at the center of many of the Senateu2019s most divisive legal battles.
Is This Why Romney Won’t Talk to Sensata Workers Whose Jobs Are Being Shipped to China?
Romney's $450,000/week income comes from ... get this ... shipping jobs to China!
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Biden to the Rescue
If the question is who did more to help his ticket, Joe Biden won the vice presidential debate by a mile.
BP Amnesia: Life and Death After the Spill
Environmentalists worry that collective amnesia, flawed energy policy and the hot pursuit of oil will fail to prevent another catastrophic spill.
Walmart Workers in 12 States Stage Historic Strikes, Protests Against Workplace Retaliation
Wal-Mart workers have launched historic labor protests and strikes across 28 stores in 12 states, the first retail worker strike in the companyu2019s 50-year history.