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Obama names emergency board in NJ Transit dispute

July 17, 2015 By PAI

President Obama named the board, at the request of the unions representing the railroad's 4,000 workers, on July 16.

GOP funding bill would force the NLRB to lay off one-third of its staff

July 17, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The Obama administration is blasting a GOP-authored money bill that would underfund the Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services Depts.

A view of the Greek crisis from Germany

July 17, 2015 By Herbert Griessig

The debt crisis in Greece is only a vehicle to exploit the resources of the Greek nation.

President Obama, at federal prison, calls for new approach to crime

July 17, 2015 By Associated Press

The president said there must be a distinction between young people "doing stupid things" and violent criminals.

Decline of Earth’s plant life threatens human life

July 17, 2015 By Thomas Riggins

The destruction of the total biomass of the planet is fueled by the immense profits available under capitalism for the private exploitation of natural resources.