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Dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s strange return to Haiti

January 20, 2011 By Emile Schepers

The return of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to Haiti has further unsettled an already chaotic situation.

Tunisia: new government already in crisis

January 20, 2011 By l’Humanite

The Tunisian transitional government, which held its first Cabinet meeting today, Jan. 20, is already facing protests for keeping within its ranks members of overthrown President Ben Ali's administration.

Single payer still alive in California

January 20, 2011 By Gail Ryall

Single payer legislation has passed the California legislature three times already, but was vetoed each time. Now activists hope the fourth time will be a charm.

Unions benefit Asian Pacific American workers

January 19, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

When it comes to wages, health insurance and workplace retirement plans Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) enjoy major benefit advantages if they belong to unions, according to a new report.

Trumka: State of the Union must be a call to action on jobs

January 19, 2011 By John Wojcik And Jordan Farrar

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka urged President Obama to make next week’s State of the Union Address a “call to action, a call to invest in our future, to create jobs, to be the country we can...