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Today in eco-history: Ruins of Pompeii discovered
April 1, 2014"The excavation of Pompeii brought to light not just individual buildings and artifacts, but an urban fabric."
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Today in women’s history: Abigail Adams attacked sexism, “fomented rebellion”
March 31, 2014On March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams urged the Continental Congress and her husband, John Adams, to consider women's rights.
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AFL-CIO leads demonstration for minimum wage hike outside Heritage Foundation
March 31, 2014The labor movement turned up the heat today on opponents of a minimum wage increase by gathering outside of the Heritage Foundation.
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What Target says in new video is not what Target means
March 31, 2014Target has long been anti-union, and it has a new version of its hilarious propaganda video meant to scare workers away from organizing for a voice on the job.
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Many in Germany see through NATO designs on Ukraine
March 31, 2014The crisis in the Ukraine continues to be big news here in Germany, on front pages and screens.
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