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WHO: Pigs don’t cause ‘swine flu’
May 2, 2009The World Health Organisation said on Thursday it will stop using the term 'swine flu' after Egypt began slaughtering thousands of pigs.
Read moreEleven talking points on 21st century socialism
May 2, 2009The current discussion around socialism in left and progressive circles in the U.S. needs to be placed in a more substantive arena. This is an effort to do so. I take note in advance of the...
Read moreThe day for the poor of the world
May 2, 2009Original source: Cuba.cu May 1 is International Workers' Day. Karl Marx called to unity: 'Workers of the world unite', although many of the poor were not workers. Lenin, who was even more far-reaching, made a call...
Read moreHealth care workers at risk as swine flu spreads
May 2, 2009Original source: AFL-CIO Now Blog Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the threat of widespread human infection from the outbreak of swine flu to its second-highest level. The outbreak of swine flu originated in Mexico...
Read moreGreetings
May 1, 2009The Logan Square/Humboldt Park Club honors the working class and it's labor unions in their battle to win passage of the Employee Free Choice Act — the right to join a union without harassment from the...
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