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Sudan Communists call for push against Al Bashir

November 22, 2013 By Emile Schepers

Grassroots protests against the despotic regime of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al Bashir continue, and the government is feeling its hold slipping.

Koch-owned pipeline spews oil in Texas

November 5, 2013 By Blake Skylar

Continuing to prove that oil spills are the new normal, a pipeline in Smithville, Texas leaked about 17,000 gallons of crude on October 30.

Today in labor history: Meese tells employers to spy on workers

October 30, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Ed Meese, attorney general (the main legal advisor to the government) in the Ronald Reagan administration, urged employers to begin spying on workers.

First big North Dakota oil spill since boom began

October 29, 2013 By Blake Skylar

A pipeline was found to have spilled 20,600 barrels of oil onto a wheat field and ruined parts of a nearby 1,800-acre farm, which belonged to farmer Steven Jensen.

Torpedoing the Iran nuclear talks

October 29, 2013 By Conn Hallinan

Powerful and wealthy opponents-from the halls of Congress to Middle East capitals-are maneuvering to torpedo negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.