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Federal workers achieve judicial win in employment discrimination case

January 9, 2015 By PAI

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the Commerce Department's attempt to limit workers' rights to file discrimination cases.

Republican House bill cuts workers’ health care coverage

January 9, 2015 By Mike Hall

Some one million workers could lose their employer-provided health insurance under a Republican bill (H.R. 30) passed by the House today.

Tragedy and crime in Paris: the Charlie Hebdo attack

January 9, 2015 By Emile Schepers

The attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo cannot be condoned. The persons responsible must suffer the full consequences for their actions.

Socialist-minded people still need to discuss implosion of Soviet socialism

January 9, 2015 By Rick Nagin

All socialist-minded people should be encouraged to discuss Sam Webb's "Season's Reflections on Socialism."

Cuba’s infant mortality rate at its lowest level ever

January 9, 2015 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuba's infant mortality rate (IMR) for 2014 was 4.2, unchanged from the previous year and again the lowest in Cuban history.