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Today in labor history: 1934 Filipino lettuce cutters strike

August 27, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Filipino lettuce cutters and white packing shed workers struck the powerful Salinas Valley, California, growers and shippers, demanding union recognition and improved working conditions.

Another manmade water crisis in the Midwest: Toledo

August 6, 2014 By Mitch Jones

The algae can produce powerful toxins. Clearly it's a major problem, a public health hazard, and something you'd think Ohio officials would be rushing to address.

Global agricultural model in bitter balance

July 29, 2014 By Licia Meysenq

"It may cost Governments slightly more to source from a range of smaller-scale, sustainable operators than from major suppliers, but the investment is worth it."

Today in eco-history: The worst storm of the Dust Bowl

April 14, 2014 By Special to People’s World

On April 14, 1935, The "Black Sunday Storm," one of the worst dust storms in U.S. history, caused immense economic and agricultural damage

South Sudan facing famine crisis

April 11, 2014 By Brian McAfee

Over 3.7 million people in this new African nation of 11 million are at severe risk of starvation, and a UN official coordinating humanitarian aid in South Sudan says "we're in a race against time."