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NYC Council bans hiring discrimination against unemployed

January 29, 2013 By Hank M. Gracchus

While this important anti-discrimination measure passed overwhelmingly in the city council by a 44-4 vote, opposition continues from employers and their advocates.

Miners arrested in protest against coal company

January 29, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

The nation's largest coal companies created the spin-off company, Patriot Coal, in a scheme to rob thousands of union members and beneficiaries of their pensions and health care benefits.

Jan. 30 day of action: “We need Jobs Not Cuts”

January 29, 2013 By Susan Webb

The Americans for Tax Fairness online "flash-mob" campaign "We need #JobsNotCuts" is part of a national Jan. 30 Day of Action.

Oil barge crashes, leaks into Mississippi River

January 29, 2013 By Blake Skylar

Cleanup crews rushed to clean up the mess the following day, and are continuing to skim oily water off the river.

Berlusconi heaps praise on Mussolini

January 29, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Berlusconi, a billionaire media titan, whose conservatives are polling second in voter surveys ahead of next month's election, spoke to reporters a during ceremony commemorating the Holocaust.