Lots of Holiday Left-overs
Global
climate march 2015: hundreds of thousands march around the world
Kansas
City Activists March Through Plaza Before UN Climate Change Summit
COP21:
Poor countries fear being 'left behind' in rush for deal
Paris
climate activists put under house arrest using emergency laws
UN
climate talks brought forward as new report warns of peril
Paris
Climate Talks Avoid Scientists’ Idea of ‘Carbon Budget’ *
Paris Talks Set Stage for Action as Risks to the Climate Rise *
EPA
asks court to withdraw registration of Dow herbicide
Fossil
fuel firms could waste $2.2 trillion on unneeded projects
Controversial
Nicaragua canal delayed
Climate
Research at the End of the World *
In
Guatemala, People Living Off Forests Are Tasked With Protecting
Them *
Canada to contribute $2.65B
to international climate change fund
Carbon-reduction targets
shouldn't be legally binding, Canada says, backing U.S.
Canada
delays decision on Lake Huron nuke waste storage
The
Central Valley is sinking: drought forces farmers to ponder the
abyss
Standoff over government climate
study provokes national uproar by scientists
NOAA chief tells lawmaker: No
one will ‘coerce the scientists who work for me’
P.E.I.
marchers demand action on climate change at Paris talks
Obama’s
Legacy at Stake in Paris Talks on Climate Accord *
The Paris summit is missing one of the great world leaders on climate
Democracy
and the Policy Preferences of Wealthy Americans (PDF)
A
Wealthy Governor and His Friends Are Remaking Illinois *
Shooting by
Chicago cop stirs protests
Missouri
down to 1 abortion clinic after Columbia stops them
As
Mayor, Bernie Sanders Was More Pragmatist Than Socialist *
Temple
adjunct professors vote to unionize
An
Uber union? Seattle could clear way for ride-app drivers
A
grim holiday season awaits America’s hungry
Safety
Lapses and Deaths Amid a Building Boom in New York *
Quebec's
public sector, government hold weekend negotiation marathon
Protesters disrupt
Chicago’s ‘Magnificent Mile’ over police slaying
The Marshall Islands,
once a nuclear test site, face oblivion again
50
Years Ago, ‘Unsafe at Any Speed’ Shook the Auto World *
M.T.A.
Contract Workers Push for Higher Wages and Better Working
Conditions *
No
Thanks for Poverty Wages, Workers Tell Walmart and Wendy's
Wage
and hour lawsuits hit their highest volume ever
Turkish
human rights lawyer shot dead during press conference
Edward
Snowden meets Arundhati Roy and John Cusack
Jeremy
Corbyn warns rebels: I'm not going anywhere over Syria
Killed
defending women's rights: nine female activists who died in 2015
Derogatory team
name no longer acceptable, Inuit leader tells CFL's Eskimos
P.E.I.
singer's parody gets social media shout out from the Dixie Chicks
After
a Defeat in Houston, the Fight for Gay Rights Shifts to
Jacksonville *
Student
Debt in America: Lend With a Smile, Collect With a Fist *
Lufthansa,
Struggling With Labor Issues, Concedes To Wage Hike Demands
LCT-SAP denounces
lockdown in Belgium
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What’s
really at stake at the Paris climate conference now marches are
banned
Climate
deal urgent after weather-linked disasters kill 600,000 in 20
years
Industry
group claims Indonesia's biodiesel push is vital for emission
target
North
Dakota 'man camps' battle pending ban in oil capital
UAE
channels oil money into alternative energy
Canada's
Alberta sees C$3 billion of new carbon tax revenue
Paris
climate summit: huge stakes, deep divides
Brazil
can help lead world to climate deal, France says
Ahead
of UN Climate Talks, Report Details World of Increasing Extremes
New
Report Digs the Dirt on the Corporate Criminals Sponsoring Climate
Talks
Canada warming at twice the global rate, scientists tell premiers conference
Majority of Canadians support reducing emissions, even if it costs them
The Climate Change Pledges Are In. Will They Fix Anything? *
5 shot near site of Jamar Clark protest
Union members, leaders rally for justice for Jamar Clark
Massive
Rolling Strikes Shut Down Quebec
Turkey shoots down Russian military plane
Lufthansa
cabin staff to strike on Thursday, Friday: union
Planned
Parenthood sues Texas over blocked Medicaid dollars
Brazil's
new middle class faces plunge back to poverty
High
court tackles four cases involving workers
As
Cameron Bangs War Drum, Voices for Peace Rally Around Corbyn
Pfizer
to buy Allergan for $160 billion
Police shooting video worries Chicago
Nestle confirms abuses by Thai suppliers
WHO accused of 'egregious failure' on Ebola
Alberta Education minister to introduce new collective bargaining bill for teachers
TTC riders protest 25-cent cash fare increase, call for higher subsidy
Yale, yoga and the battle over free speech on campus
French State of Emergency Spurs Intense Police Tactics *
Bernie Sanders’s Rejection of ‘Super PACs’ Is Not Universal *
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Permafrost:
hiding a climate time bomb?
Paris
climate summit: Will China be seen as a leader or a villain?
Climate
crisis: seaweed, coffee and cement could save the planet
Half
of all tree species in Amazon 'face extinction'
Alberta's climate change strategy targets carbon, coal, emissions
UAW reaches end of winding road with Detroit automakers
UAW
ratifies GM four-year contract, effective Monday
UAW
declares GM contract ratified
GM
contract may yield flat per-vehicle labor costs
Ford
workers approve UAW contract by slim margin
Ford-UAW
deal passes by narrow margin
U.A.W.
Vote at Ford and G.M. Ends Painful Process for Big Three *
Thousands
Protest, Support Kohler Workers on Strike
Flurry
of activity in Kohler as shoppers, strikers converge
Kohler's
past marked by bitter labor fights
Carhaulers
Vote Down Awful Deal
Ct
Unionists Visit Palestine To See Sources of Conflict, Build
Solidarity
Financial
Times staff back strike action over pension changes
SEIU
Minnesota State Council Statement on Black Lives Matter
Minneapolis
Solano
County, SEIU reach tentative pact in labor dispute
UM,
labor union hope to find 'common ground' in federal mediation
Southwest
sues to avert strike that union says it’s not planning
West
Virginia mine explosion trial showcases challenge of jailing a CEO
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Stanford
students begin 'indefinite' sit-in over fossil fuel divestment
El
Nino worst in over 15 years, severe impact likely: UN
Unmitigated
climate change to shrink global economy by 23 percent
France
to pare side events at Paris climate talks
Paris
climate deal meeting still on as Republican leaders register
opposition
Enbridge cuts 500 jobs, 100 unfilled positions
Mennonite Farmers Prepare to Leave Mexico, and Competition for Water *
Their Wars, Our Dead
Against
fear: solidarity !
The upcoming Paris Climate
Summit is, in a sense, a peace summit
Terror Attacks, G20 Hypocrisy
Muslims
face threats of violence, harassment in wake of Paris attacks
U.S.
Republicans seek to shut door on Syrian refugees after Paris
Canada
sticking to plan to withdraw jets from ISIS mission: PM
Trump
says would consider closing some US mosques
US
approves $1.29 bn sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia
Illinois
Temporarily Suspends Acceptance Of New Syrian Refugees
Majority
at Kansas City Assembly vote against Ford deal
Voting
on UAW-Ford contract to enter crucial 2nd phase
Huge
crowds gather as Kohler strike begins
IKEA
Retail Workers Strike for Recognition
Protests
erupt after Black man shot by Minneapolis police
U.S.
top court rejects anti-abortion group's Planned Parenthood case
Was
Eisenhower more of a socialist than Bernie Sanders?
Opponents
spread the word about hazards posed by TPP
Hundreds of
Nurses Join Million Student March
TIAA-CREF, U.S. Investment Giant, Accused of Land Grabs in Brazil *
Defense Rests in Trial of Ex-Coal C.E.O., Calling No Witnesses *
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Something's
in the water in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Trade
in orcas has moved to Russia, China
Teen sues N. Carolina over greenhouse gas
An
Oil-Soaked Globe as Production Keeps Climbing and Demand Falls
*
How
Wall Street Is Cashing In on Climate Catastrophe
Portland
Passes Landmark Resolution Against Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
Oil
trains are 'constant,' hazardous problem in Minneapolis
Majority favor UAW-Ford contract in early voting
UAW,
GM restart talks to address skilled-trades workers' concerns
UAW
and GM extend contract until Nov. 20
Auto
Workers Say: Look Beyond the Bonuses
Students
across US march over debt, free public college
Students
Rise Nationwide to Demand Debt-Free Higher Ed
Miners
sue South Africa's deputy president over 2012 strike
Report
provides new insight into workplace struggles
Medicaid cuts hit hospitals serving the poor
Lawmakers
back Senate cafe union drive
Alabama settles in DOJ in voter rights probe
U. of Illinois, Salaita settle over job loss
Amid
Unrest in Missouri, University Picks Michael Middleton as Interim
Chief *
Why
Southwest’s pilots just rejected a 'massive' pay raise
Kohler
workers reject offer, OK first union strike at company since 1983
Rosenblum
Admits Oregon DOJ Conducted Surveillance on Black Lives Matter
Labor
Union Slams Dismissal of 4 Air France Employees
Wal-Mart
Uprising: The Battle for Labor Rights in China
Anti-government rally in Seoul turns violent
French
rail crash: children were on board test train, says SNCF
Many Say High Deductibles Make Their Health Law Insurance All but Useless *
Ankle Monitors Weigh on Immigrant Mothers Released From Detention *
Japan Economy Contracts 0.8%, Returning to Recession *
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