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Workers scramble to pay bills as Trump shutdown drags on
December 27, 2018One union leader says, “If the president wants to gamble, perhaps he should go back to running casinos. Gambling with the lives of federal workers is not acceptable."
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Syria troop withdrawal welcomed, but Trump’s aim unclear
December 21, 2018What happens next—for U.S. imperial policy in the region, for Syria, and for the Kurdish people—is up in the air.
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Willowbrook, Ill. residents call for closure of polluting Sterigenics plant
December 21, 2018There have been issues with the plant for several decades, but it was only recently discovered that the Illinois EPA had prior knowledge of the matter.
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Labor 2018 in review: From classroom to courtroom to voting booth
December 21, 2018Activism in the streets, big loss at the High Court, and a successful conclusion to the 2018 election dominated headlines for workers this year.
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U.S. on wrong side of history as agreement is reached at COP24
December 21, 2018The Trump administration showed its true colors—not one of them green—at the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference.
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