disasters
Trumka on 9-11: Honor the victims but help those still suffering
September 11, 2014Now more than 30,000 responders are sick and many have died from respiratory diseases and other health problems.
Read moreNine Eleven
September 11, 2014"In the South of the continent, on nine eleven nineteen seventy three, the eternal snows of the Andes bleed red rivers over Chile."
Read moreThe people, Wall Street, and the planetary emergency
September 8, 2014Solutions to the climate crisis inevitably collide with the capitalist system and its inherent need for endless expansion based on a ruthless drive for maximum profit.
Read moreBlack and Brown brought together by Ferguson police killing
September 4, 2014But for the protests, this would not have received news coverage. The brutality is indicative of the treatment of people of color not just in the U.S. but hemisphere-wide.
Read moreOil spill on Ohio River
August 29, 2014Cleanup crews are working to gather and dispose of the oil, and the U.S. Coast Guard has closed a 15-mile stretch of the Ohio River.
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