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Ebola epidemic and African underdevelopment
August 22, 2014These are countries of fabulous wealth, whose people live in grinding poverty, the pattern for most of sub-Saharan Africa.
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New generation finds its voice and power in Ferguson, Mo.
August 22, 2014Each had attended multiple demonstrations and strategizing meetings, protected protesters and property from police violence or acts of looting and led marches up and down the street.
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“Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists”: Great socialist novel marks 100th anniversary
August 22, 2014Frank Owen, a socialist house painter, repeatedly attempts to convert his coworkers to his way of thinking: one part of the novel is melodrama the other part social and economic satire.
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NLRB: Don’t stick workers with tax bill on lump sum back pay
August 22, 2014The key part of the ruling is the board's statement that orders companies to pay Social Security and compensate the workers for the extra income tax liability they facefor back pay.
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Community-labor coalition cheers minimum wage ordinance in San Diego
August 22, 2014But even as the San Diego Labor Council hailed the new measure, it warned about an underhanded petition to undermine it.
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