disasters
Coming typhoon an ill wind for nuke-nervous Japan
October 15, 2013The typhoon will bring hurricane-force winds, rain, and flooding to a city that is already enduring the now-global Fukushima disaster.
Read moreWorkers hit with radioactive water as Fukushima disaster continues
October 11, 2013As fresh horrors in the global Fukushima disaster continue to unfold, nuclear plant workers are the latest victims.
Read moreOct. 8 in Labor History: The Great Chicago Fire
October 8, 2013In addition to 300 dead there were 100,000 left homeless. When the fire destroyed the waterworks, the city's water supply was cut off and the firefighters were forced to give up.
Read moreFukushima now a global disaster
October 8, 2013More than two years after the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl and after more than two years of denial and cover-up, the Japanese government on Oct. 6, through Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has requested global aid.
Read moreLampedusa horror part of worldwide migration tragedy
October 7, 2013More and more people in the U.S. realize that U.S. trade and economic policies are directly linked to the conditions that impel people to migrate in such numbers.
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