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Maryland abolishes death penalty

May 9, 2013 By Les Bayless

One fallacy of the death penalty, opponents say, is the chance for fatal error.

Professor Falk stirs a firestorm

May 8, 2013 By Sam Webb

It doesn't take much to agitate the defenders of the official orthodoxy.

Documents reveal sexual assaults in military a growing epidemic

May 8, 2013 By Associated Press

Up to 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year, according to a troubling new estimate, which comes just days after the Air Force's head of sexual assault prevention was arrested for groping a...

Job-related deaths average 150 per day, report says

May 8, 2013 By AFL-CIO

In 1970, Congress enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act, promising workers in this country the right to a safe job. Since that time, workplace safety has improved.

Today in labor history: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters founded

May 8, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Representing the Pullman Porters, the Brotherhood was the first African-American labor union to sign a collective bargaining agreement with a major U.S. corporation.