2009
Charting the path to a nuke-free world
April 14, 2009Just days after Barack Obama pledged, during his first international trip as president, that the U.S. will “seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons,” six U.S. environmental and nuclear policy organizations issued...
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The fight for employee free choice: Alive and well!
April 14, 2009“I am here to assure everyone that rumors about the impending death of the Employee Free Choice Act are decidedly premature.” The statement was made by Arlene Holt-Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, last week,...
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Penguins & melting ice: Arctic, Antarctic actors & barometers of globes future
April 14, 2009The North and South Poles are at the center of the earth. The earth’s survival, that is. The two polar regions, the Arctic and Antarctic, are “actors and barometers” of rapid climate and environmental changes that...
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Jerry Springer: Cutting workers loose is unethical, immoral
April 12, 2009NBC Universal is moving production of 'The Jerry Springer Show,' 'Maury' and 'The Steve Wilkos Show' to Stamford, Connecticut. 'Springer' and 'Wilkos' currently tape in Chicago, while 'Maury' is shot in New York. Jerry Springer is...
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Letter from a soldiers mother: The war is not over
April 12, 2009I was standing in line at the bank when I heard a customer ask the teller if her son was home from Iraq. The teller responded that he was not home in her house, but he...
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