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Farmworkers rise up against Trump and labor exploitation
August 12, 2019Washington State today is ground zero in the effort to hold back the massive use of agricultural guest workers by U.S. growers.
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Farmers take another hit from Trump
August 12, 2019Trump may think slapping a bandage on agriculture’s economic wound through a bailout package will be enough to keep potential voters happy, but it’s only delaying the inevitable.
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Wanda Vásquez, Puerto Rico’s third governor in a week, facing criticism
August 9, 2019After public outcry and protests brought on the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló, Puerto Rico received its third governor in less than a week.
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Unions, workers, EPI back Warren bill to crack down on ‘private equity’ funds
August 9, 2019So-called “private equity” investment funds, one of the worst manifestations of anti-worker corrupt corporate capitalism, left Madelyn Garcia and her co-workers without jobs.
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On anniversary of Hiroshima, demands for end to nuclear weapons
August 9, 2019Some 200 demonstrators gathered on Aug. 6 to rally against what they term “Designing Armageddon” at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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