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Redwood forest suffers for Game of Thrones-style wedding
June 7, 2013Napster and Facebook co-founder Sean Parker decided to have a $2.5 million Game of Thrones-inspired wedding right in the middle of a California redwood forest, putting the ecosystem there at risk, as well as several threatened...
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Fast food strikers teach some important lessons
June 6, 2013In New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit and other major cities - most recently, Seattle - workers have demanded "$15 and a union."
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New York mayoral race: look at social forces behind candidates
June 6, 2013The most important criterion for judging the New York City mayoral candidates is who are the social forces behind them.
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Unions say Senate must act to fill court vacancies
June 6, 2013Richard Trumka said the Senate should "move expeditiously" to approve Obama's nominees for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for DC.
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Defense argues Bradley Manning motivated by “humanist” beliefs
June 5, 2013As the Bradley Manning trial begins this week, it has become clear Manning's motivation is the keystone of the government prosecution.
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