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Unions jump into the controversy over Keystone pipeline
February 5, 2014Environmental activists, among them many union members, are escalating their protests against approval of the pipeline.
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The war on the planet
February 5, 2014We usually think of violence as something that is abrupt and explosive - a bomb going off, a bullet finding its mark. But there is another kind of violence that is increasing worldwide.
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Poem: “Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie at Riverfest, St. Paul, Minnesota”
February 5, 2014From "The Death of Communism" (Partisan Press) and reprinted with permission.
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Today in black history: Medgar Evers’ killer convicted
February 5, 2014White supremacist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in the murder of African-American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred.
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Major Duke Energy ash spill turns Dan River gray
February 5, 2014Duke Energy and local officials assure residents that the water is fine. End of subject. But the crisis isn't over.
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