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Georgia Republican demands chicken processing line speed-up; unions hit back

August 25, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

GOP Rep. Doug Collins wants every poultry worker to process a shocking 175 birds per minute—or 3 birds per second. Unions and consumer groups say no.

Humanitarian crisis in Yemen; cholera count reaches 500,000

August 21, 2017 By Combined Sources

Yemen needs an influx of aid, not bombs, drones, and Hellfire missiles.

Dependence in America: Our national opioid crisis deepens

July 24, 2017 By Rev. Jim Conn

Small, exurban towns are experiencing a plague of addictions—so many that overdoses fill the morgues with bodies.

Violin player facing death comes to Washington to fight Trumpcare

July 20, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

"Not all of us will survive this fight if we don’t speak up and keep doing what we’re doing today.”

North Carolina to Duke Energy: Don’t raise rates to clean up your mess!

July 19, 2017 By Emery P. Dalesio

The nation’s largest electric company wants to force consumers to pay nearly $200 million a year to clean up the toxic byproducts of burning coal to generate power.