UN
Nuclear disarmament policy a mixed bag, at best
March 11, 2014The ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the negotiation of a Fissile Materials Treaty, both of which the Obama administration favors, have been held up, one by the U.S. Senate, the other by another...
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U.S. unionists back domestic worker from India
February 6, 2014A group of U.S. unionists made it quite clear to India's ambassador to the U.S. that his nation's diplomats should stop treating their own domestic workers as serfs.
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Today in labor history: The International Labor Organization founded
January 30, 2014After the devastation of WWI, a commission was established to pursue a vision based on the premise that universal, lasting peace can be established only if it is based on social justice, and the ILO was...
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Environmental groups walk out of Warsaw talks
November 22, 2013The talks have stuttered over several issues, particularly whether rich nations should pay developing countries for losses suffered due to the effects of climate change and a lack of pledges to cut emissions.
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Obama at UN
September 27, 2013President Obama strained in Monday's United Nations speech to explain the rationale behind U.S. foreign policy.
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