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Plant owner gets 20 years in slammer for workers’ deaths
December 3, 2013OSHA's investigation of the 2010 explosion at a gunpowder plant in Colebrook, N.H., resulted in the issuance of 16 willful and more than 30 serious safety violation citations, along with a $1.2 million penalty
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GOP blocks immigration reform
December 3, 2013As the year 2013 draws to an end, the fight for immigrants' rights, and especially for the legalization of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants believed to be in the United States, continues.
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Buried in my grave, before I’ll be a Walmart slave!
December 3, 2013Walmart workers striking for higher wages here have added the element of song to their picketing, marching and chanting.
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This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for “Strange Fruit”
December 3, 2013I am so thankful for Abel Meeropol's brilliant creation because "Strange Fruit"'s growing power gives me hope. The pen just could be mightier than the sword after all.
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San Jose won’t give up on immigration reform
December 2, 2013Protestors called on Congress and the Obama administration to stop deportations and enact comprehensive immigration reform, making it clear that they weren't going to stand idly by while the Republicans in the House leadership block a...
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