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From California to Wisconsin, wildfire season has begun
May 17, 2013Wisconsin, on May 14, saw its largest wildfire since 1980. Meanwhile, in California, another fire that began May 15 has blackened 3,800 acres.
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Milwaukee low wage workers walk off the job
May 17, 2013Taking their cue from workers in St. Louis, Chicago, New York and Detroit, fast food workers took to the streets of Milwaukee on Wednesday in a one-day work stoppage to demand a $15.00 an hour wage.
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Is the world of advertising swallowing Russia?
May 17, 2013Moscow seems engulfed by the modern world of advertising; the signs, ads and billboards sometimes remind me of Times Square.
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Today in labor history: Supreme Court rules on Brown v. Board of Education
May 17, 2013On this day in 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated schools were unconstitutional.
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Subscribers protest Koch brothers Orlando Sentinel grab
May 17, 2013Central Floridians protest Koch brothers scheme to buy Orlando Sentinel and turn it into the "Tea Party Tribune."
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