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June 2010
Cell Phone Radiation
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: OK, so are cell phones emitting dangerous radiation or not? If so, which phones are safer that others and what do we do to minimize exposure? -- Luke Alderman, Santa Fe, NM The jury is still out as to whether or not the radiation emitted by cell phones can cause negative health effects for callers.
From Financial Crisis to Job Crisis and Wage Depression
Original source: People's Democracy The structural crisis of the capitalist system, which had been worsening for decades, has now reached a point where it requires urgent attention in every region of the globe.
Art on the Frontline: Mandate for a People's Culture
Editor's note: The following originally appeared in Political Affairs, March 1985.
Fighting for Jobs Against Republican Obstructionism
Editor's note: Below is an excerpted and slightly edited portion of Sam Webb's main political report to the Communist Party's national convention held last month.
Resistance is Not Futile – Labor vs. the Cold War
Editor's note: Ben Sears is teacher, a labor movement activist and leader, a contributing editor of Political Affairs and a trained historian.
Obama Administration Reaches out to Seniors on New Medicare Benefits
One of the most important features of President Obama's health reform law is that it begins to make healthcare more affordable for retirees and seniors.
Mass Movement Building in the Obama Era
Editor's note: The following is excerpted from the main political report delivered to the Communist Party USA's 29th national convention, held in New York city on May 22. Sam Webb chairs the CPUSA. The full report, titled "A way out of the deepening crisis," can be found at CPUSA.org What a difference between now and five years ago when we convened in Chicago! At that time, a Puerto Rican woman raised in the South Bronx didn't sit on the Supreme Court.
Chinese Workers Pushing for Unionization, Better Wages
The push for private labor unions raises questions Original Source: Global Times (China) Zhao Lianguo threw a cigarette to each of his nine laborers and said it was time for a 10-minute break.
Australia: Workers Demand Equal Pay
Pay up! No more lip service to equal pay! Original source: The Guardian (Australia) This Thursday, June 10 at 11 am, community workers and their supporters will be taking actions across Australia as part of a national campaign in support of Equal Pay for Equal Work.
Capitalism is Responsible for Environmental Deterioration
Capitalism cannot regulate and much less solve the current world crisis, in particular the ecological situation because to do so, it would require limiting riches and that option is unacceptable for a system whose objective is only money.
