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NYC public workers battle Bloomberg, with video
May 29, 2012Even as Mayor Michael Bloomberg ladles out billions of dollars to contractors in questionable deals, the multimillionaire former businessman is trying to cut pay of 10,000 of the city's municipal trades workers.
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U.S. military takes on Honduras
May 29, 2012The drug "war" is used to justify U.S. military intervention in Honduras, now a way station for drugs moving from South America to U.S. consumers.
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There is HOPE for Memphis homeless
May 25, 2012The Shelby County Commission, in a 9 to 1 vote, agreed to provide $450,000 to help fund programs and housing for people currently experiencing homelessness.
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Plastic bags to be banned in LA
May 25, 2012In what seems to be part of a steadily increasing effort to find, Los Angeles will become the largest city to ban plastic bags at grocery stores.
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A tribute to Philip Levine, poet laureate of workers
May 25, 2012Philip Levine has just completed his year-long term as the U.S. poet laureate.
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