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Monday, August 7, 2017

August 7 News Update


U.S. to Join Climate Talks Despite Planned Withdrawal From Paris Accord *
How Air-Conditioning Conquered America (Even the Pacific Northwest) *
Extreme heat warnings issued in Europe as temperatures pass 40C
Video: Ian Angus on the Anthropocene and ecosocialism
Fossil fuel subsidies are a staggering $5 tn per year
Under Trump, Coal Mining Gets New Life on U.S. Lands *

Union promises to fight Mississippi defeat
Nissan Workers in Mississippi Reject Union Bid by UAW *

Tillerson - Yanki go home
Tillerson threatens regime change in Venezuela
US Trade Unionist Unmask Mass Media Lies on Venezuela Assembly
Statement by Anticapitalistas

U.S. health care: profits over people
Macron Takes On France’s 3,324-Page Labor Code *
On Irish Border, Worries That ‘Brexit’ Will Undo a Hard-Won Peace *
Birmingham refuse workers hate to see rubbish piling up – but our strike is vital
New UK union aims to overhaul self-employed workers' rights
A Communist Icon Toppled in Ukraine Is Restored. In England. *
Minnesota Mosque Hit by Early-Morning Explosion *
St. Croix River Crossing bridge opens
New York’s Subways Aren’t Just Delayed. Some Don’t Run at All. *


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