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Nurses: Ebola threat requires emergency presidential action

October 16, 2014 By Special to People’s World

With concern escalating bout the threat of a wider Ebola outbreak, National Nurses United today called on Obama to "invoke his executive authority."

Nurses say U.S. hospitals not ready to tackle Ebola

October 15, 2014 By Combined Sources

As the Ebola crisis appears to grow more serious, some 4,000 nurses got on a national conference call sponsored by the NNU to discuss the response at their hospitals.

In wake of Ferguson, Baltimore examines police practices

October 15, 2014 By Margaret Baldridge And Cindy Farquhar

Baltimore is among the many cities in the country examining its police performance in the wake of the Aug. 9 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

Judicial system and democratic rights at stake in 2014 elections

October 15, 2014 By John Bachtell

Basic democratic rights are at stake Nov. 4 if Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate and expand their domination of governorships and state houses.

Environmental leader David Beach issues urgent call to action

October 14, 2014 By Rick Nagin

"Overcome the temptation of the present generation to pass the problem onto future generations."