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Today in labor history: Katrina slams New Orleans

August 29, 2012 By Special to People’s World

On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, leading to the worst natural (and also man-made) disaster in U.S. history.

Today in labor history: March on Washington and MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech

August 28, 2012 By Special to People’s World

On this day in 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. joined by civil rights and labor unions organized the historic March on Washington. The march was officially called the "March for Jobs and Freedom." Dr. King delivered...

Labor against extending tax cuts for top earners

August 28, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO is "strongly against" extending the Bush tax cuts for the top 2 percent of the nation's earners, but fears congressional Democrats may blink on the issue, Legislative Director Bill Samuel says.

On Mars: Viewed from space Earth has no borders

August 28, 2012 By S. Khayyam And D. Khayyam

Many question the necessity scientific research, especially of sending instruments into the the solar system and building telescopes that are ever more ambitious.

Tampa workers descend on Bain-owned company

August 28, 2012 By John Streater

Some 200 workers protested outside the Bloomin' Brands corporate headquarters demanding that Bain Capital pay its workers more and stop outsourcing jobs.