National
Grocery prices soar as drought intensifies
July 16, 2012One hundred miles south of the Aldi's supermarket last Saturday, as far as you could see in the cornfields, the plants were wilting under a blazing sun.
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Maine lobstermen stop work
July 16, 2012"Enough." That's what lobstermen along the Maine coast are saying in unison.
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Workers bashed in Pennsylvania
July 16, 2012In one of the most extreme cases of worker bashing to balance a budget, the mayor unilaterally cut the wages of city workers to the $7.25 hourly federal minimum.
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NOW: Women workers of the world, organize!
July 9, 2012Feminists and labor activists at this month's NOW 2012 National Conference discussed women's roles and rights in the national and global economy.
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Romney confronted in the air, on land, and at sea!
July 9, 2012Nearly 100 demonstrators - with air support from a plane flying a banner - protested Mitt Romney's big fundraiser yesterday.
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