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The Battle of Toledo
May 23, 2012Today in labor history: On May 23, 1934 workers in Toledo Ohio, overcame police and company strike breaking efforts.
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Chicago activists protest Heartland Institute conference
May 23, 2012Over a dozen environmental activists gathered to protest the Heartland Institute, which put up ads comparing environmentalists to the Unabomber.
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U.S. intransigence on Cuban Five prisoners a high stakes game
May 22, 2012With appeals all but exhausted, the only hope for relief of unremitting judicial abuse of the Cuban Five lies with President Barack Obama.
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Drink coffee, live longer?
May 22, 2012Some positive science to report: drinking coffee keeps the Grim Reaper away-at lease for a while longer.
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Thousands wrongly convicted
May 22, 2012In the last 23 years alone, more than 2,000 people were falsely convicted, but probably far more people are in prison for crimes they did not commit.
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