U.S.
Republicans use child refugees to block immigration reform
July 2, 2014The arrival in South Texas alone of over 50,000 child refugees without immigration papers has been seized on by Republicans to block immigration reform.
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Texas Democrats set progressive platform
July 1, 2014Texas Democrats put fair wages, spending on education, gender equality, immigration reform, LGBT rights, anti-outsourcing, and anti-privatization at the top of their priorities
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“Workers’ rights same as civil rights,” says actor and activist Danny Glover
July 1, 2014"Well first of all, I have been involved with issues about labor for a great deal of my life, I come out of a union family and my mother and my father were very much involved...
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In Harris v. Quinn, labor dodges a bullet
July 1, 2014Unlike a lobby or interest group, a union has a duty to provide a service to every worker covered in its agreement.
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Supreme Court makes it tougher for women to exercise choice
July 1, 2014The Massachusetts policy aimed to protect women as they accessed reproductive health care against a backdrop of harassment and even physical attacks from anti-choice protesters.
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