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September 2010
For Workers, Unions Are the Answer
Remarks by AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker, Labor Lives United Conference, Miami, Florida September 04, 2010 I want to acknowledge all of you, and thank you for coming this morning.
For Labor Day – The Face of Labor in the Streets
Original source: TruthOut Report SAN FRANCISCO, CA (9/5/10) This Labor Day the faces in the streets in cities across the U.S. are those of hotel workers, picketing some of the world's most luxurious establishments.
Advocates Claim Atlanta Violating Safe Drinking Water Act
Original source: The Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA -- A group of Atlanta neighborhood activists have been engaged in a years-long battle to get the City of Atlanta to seek a permit for the shafts--through which waste water is sent into deep underground tunnels--something they believe is a requirement of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The tunnels go long distances to treatment plants, where the water is treated at the surface and then is discharged to a river or stream.
Behind the Israeli Wall: A Lesson in Reality
Writers often romanticize their subjects.
Japan: 13,000 Women Discuss Peace and Environment
Original source: Akahata (Japan) About 13,000 women at the 56th Japan Mothers’ Congress held in Fukushima City in Fukushima Prefecture on August 29-30 discussed ways to ensure peace and a sound environment for all children.
A Would-Be Paul Revere in Germany: The Muslims Are Coming
Berlin – The “mosque menace” is not confined to Lower Manhattan or the USA. In many European countries similar alarms are sounded, usually in tones recalling Paul Revere: “The Muslims are coming!” Although according to Sarkozy in France, Berlusconi in Italy and the militarized neo-fascist Jobbik party in Hungary the danger is more from the Roma people (also called Gypsies), more often than not it’s those scary Muslims who are seen as the most menacing threat.
Worldwide Plant Extinction Crisis
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: When we talk about “endangered species” we usually think of animal species, but someone recently told me that there was a worldwide crisis pertaining to the extinction of plants.
Health Reform Law Creates Savings in the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Gap
(NewsUSA) - Did you reach the coverage gap, or "donut hole," in your Medicare prescription drug coverage this year? If so, you may qualify to get a one-time, tax-free $250 rebate check to help with your prescription drug costs.
Iraq: Troop Withdrawal and Political Impasse
Editor's note: The following interview with Salam Ali, a spokesperson for the Iraqi Communist Party, took place at the end of August 2010.
Iraq: Troop Withdrawal and Political Impasse
Editor's note: The following interview with Salam Ali, a spokesperson for the Iraqi Communist Party, took place at the end of August 2010.
