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AFL-CIO leaders push presidential candidates on labor’s Raising Wages Agenda

July 30, 2015 By John Wojcik

"It's a sign of the times and how important the fight is that five major presidential candidates would come here in a 24-hour period."

AFL-CIO adds single-payer insurance to its Raising Wages campaign

July 29, 2015 By John Wojcik

Union leaders passed a resolution that calls upon the AFL-CIO to add a demand for single-payer heath insurance to the federation's Raising Wages campaign.

Ukraine’s communists, under attack, seek solidarity

July 29, 2015 By Gary Bono

The Ukraine is now suffering under a totalitarian regime, the head of that country's beleaguered Communist Party said.

Is Russia a threat in Ukraine?

July 29, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

Why are we in a standoff with a country that is not a serious threat to us, but does have the capacity to incinerate a sizable portion of the planet?

Zimbabwe: Minnesota dentist faces charge of lion poaching

July 29, 2015 By Farai Mutsaka

James Palmer allegedly shot a protected lion known as Cecil with a crossbow in a killing that has outraged conservationists and others.