Friday, November 21, 2014

November 21 News Update


‘Hands Up, Don’t Ship!’ Minneapolis UPS Workers Protest Shipments to Missouri Police - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2014/08/hands-dont-ship-minneapolis-ups-workers-protest-shipments-missouri-police#sthash.rJeEoDbc.dpuf
Cold snap caused by climate change-weakened jet
        stream, scientists suggest
Climate change may have contributed to US cold snap
NOAA: Globe sets 5th hottest-month record of 2014
Current pledges not enough to stop global warming: UN report

Obama, Daring Congress, Acts to Overhaul Immigration *
Obama’s Immigration Action Has Precedents, but May Set a New One *
Overhaul shields 4 million from deportation
Immigration plan’s winners and losers
Obama’s evolution on immigration
UFCW Statement in Response to Executive Action on Immigration
Relief or tears as Obama's reforms touch Arizona immigrant families

Police arrest protesters as Ferguson awaits grand jury decision
Racial divide in U.S. arrest rates is 'staggering,' study finds

Mexicans converge on capital for protest over missing students
Falling Wages at Factories Squeeze the Middle Class *
Oops! Administration erred on health law sign-ups
Appeals court order keeps Mississippi's sole abortion clinic open
University tuition increases adopted in California
Judge to hear arguments over Illinois pension reform law
Walmart Exploiting Tax Loopholes: Watchdog
Employee health coverage costs rose 5.4 percent in the Kansas City area this year
Egypt considers pardons for Al Jazeera staff
Bus Rapid Transit Nearly Quadruples Over Ten Years


Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.

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