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“One battle in a big war”: Comcast organizing drive rages on
June 9, 2011Only 2 percent of 90,000 Comcast workers nationally are organized. This was the second vote in five years at the Pullman facility.
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Song and struggle: “Preacher and Slave”
June 9, 2011Joe Hill was a talented singer and songwriter. He's remembered as a renowned troubadour of labor, and toured the country helping to organize workers.
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Swazi king in desperate bid to bail out ailing dictatorship
June 9, 2011Cash strapped and beset by political turmoil, the tiny kingdom of Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, is petitioning neighboring South Africa for a USD $1.4 billion bailout to stave off collapse.
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“Greed on steroids” at Missouri water company
June 9, 2011American Water made $268 million in profits last year and paid its top seven executives a combined $12.5 million, but wants big cuts from workers, the union says.
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Palin, Paul Revere and the rewards of ignorance
June 8, 2011Sarah Palin and her friends on the Republican right seem to have never heard of either validity or reliability.
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