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With hurricane destruction as backdrop, Democratic aspirants address climate change
September 6, 2019The 7-hour CNN Climate Town Hall was the result of pressure from environmental activists, who had unsuccessfully pushed the DNC to hold such a forum.
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On pensions and other issues, Democratic hopefuls disappoint Teamsters’ Hoffa—so far
September 6, 2019Pensions and retirement security are top of the agenda for Teamsters and many unions.
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Funerals for glaciers: Is it too late for Europe’s Green New Deal?
September 6, 2019The problem can be tackled, but only if the world mobilizes the kind of force it did to fight World War II.
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Brexit: Johnson’s Conservatives splinter, but Labour’s path remains unclear
September 6, 2019If an election is fought only on the issue of Brexit and not any of the concerns that motivated many working people to vote for leaving the EU in the first place (like job loss), then...
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Rating the presidential hopefuls: Only a few support unions in public
September 6, 2019Virtually all the candidates support strengthening workers’ rights, especially the right to organize. All also support raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. But there is one key difference.
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