2009
EDITORIAL: The good news of Sotomayors confirmation
August 14, 2009The confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina and third woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme court should be regarded with a deep sense of satisfaction by all lovers of justice in this...
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W.Va environment agency renamed Department of Incompetence
August 14, 2009The Coal River area of West Virginia continues to be the focus of the most blatant conflict between environmentalists and the mining industry. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in West Virginia has been owned, more...
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We want to take you to Pittsburgh with us
August 14, 2009Labor history will be made in Pittsburgh next month. We’re sending a top-notch team of writers, photographers, podcasters and videographers to bring you on-the-spot coverage. Every day online you will be able to see, hear and...
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EDITORAL: Act now for a nuclear weapons-free future!
August 12, 2009EDITORIAL The annual commemorations of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are solemn reminders that for the last 64 years humanity has existed on the brink of a precipice ― the threat that life...
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WORLD NOTES Nepal, Turkey, Cuba, Russia, Haiti, Madagascar
August 11, 2009Madagascar: Pact paves way for elections Haiti: Minimum wage law for a few Russia: Auto workers urge nationalization Nepal: Maoists said to threaten peace process Turkey: Gov’t reaches out to Kurdish party Cuba: Educating physicians for...
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