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$Anti-fracking activists celebrate victory in a fourth Colorado city$

Anti-fracking activists celebrate victory in a fourth Colorado city

November 18, 2013 By John Upton

It turns out that it was a clean sweep for opponents of fracking during last week's elections in Colorado.

Princeton University confronts meningitis epidemic that Cuba can prevent

November 18, 2013 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The vaccine's name is VA-MENGOC-BC, and it comes from Cuba. Under the anti-Cuban U.S. economic blockade, Cuban exports to the United States are forbidden.

Asbestos survivors blast GOP bill

November 14, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

One survivor calls the legislation "one-sided, unfair and unnecessary."

Cutting food assistance increases hunger

November 7, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Last week the Illinois Watchdog published an article that trivialized the effects of the Nov. 1 SNAP benefit cuts, stating they were "neither a surprise nor a problem."

Koch-owned pipeline spews oil in Texas

November 5, 2013 By Blake Skylar

Continuing to prove that oil spills are the new normal, a pipeline in Smithville, Texas leaked about 17,000 gallons of crude on October 30.