U.S.
“We Run UC”—Support workers strike the Univ. of California system
May 9, 2018A study conducted by AFSCME Local 3299 shows starting wages of black and Latino workers are about 20 percent lower than those of their white counterparts.
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15 is too young for life without parole, especially if you’re innocent
May 7, 2018The boy did not lie, but Oklahoma justice fell short for this Native Indigenous Seminole lad.
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Trump ends TPS for Hondurans; stokes racist frenzy over “caravan”
May 7, 2018Stoking voters’ fears about invasions by dark-skinned foreigners is part of the right wings’ bag of tricks in this election year.
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This week in history: The city of New Orleans founded in 1718
May 7, 2018This year in New Orleans, it’s Laissez les bons temps rouler—Let the good times roll—as a unique historic American city marks its 300th birthday.
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AFL-CIO launches study of state of work and of unions
May 4, 2018The AFL-CIO says workers are buffeted by automation, globalization, and robotics, which threaten high joblessness.
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