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OSHA hits Wisconsin shipyard with $1.4 million fine for lead poisoning of workers

August 3, 2016 By PAI

OSHA shut the shipyard after inspectors found workers suffered from lead poisoning and exposure to harmful contaminants.

Meeropol brothers launch petition to exonerate their mother, Ethel Rosenberg

August 3, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

In the light of newly uncovered evidence, a campaign is now underway to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg.

NATO’s stance toward Russia increases nuclear danger

August 2, 2016 By Conn Hallinan

After disappearing from the radar for several decades, nukes are back, and modernizing the U.S. arsenal will almost certainly kick off a nuclear arms race.

Courts block some voter suppression laws

August 2, 2016 By Larry Rubin

Right wing efforts to suppress the voting rights of minority groups have hit roadblocks in North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, North Dakota and Kansas, but the fight is far from over.

Striking Walmart workers in China contact U.S. Walmart activists

July 29, 2016 By PAI

"We are going to stand our ground," Zhang Liya, a founding member of the workers' network, told the Chinese labor paper.