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Thursday, May 2, 2019

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India prepares for 'extremely severe' Bay of Bengal cyclone
The secret was in the trees.
Trump's Fed pick Stephen Moore underpaid ex-wife's alimony for years
Why Is Socialism Coming Back in Germany? *



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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

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Malaysia destroys 4 tons of ivory tusks, products
In Observance of Workers Memorial Day
Long Live the Women’s Committee
‘Unions must provide political education
Extinction Rebellion: A new stage for the climate change movement
Assange sentenced to 50 weeks for skipping UK bail
Mueller Objected to Barr’s Description of Russia Investigation’s Findings on Trump *
Climate Change Is Altering the Foods America Grows *




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Monday, April 29, 2019

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Migrants protest after hundreds escape from Mexican detention center
Gender & Pay Equity Town Hall Hosted by Rep. Ilhan Omar
Democracy, the constituent assembly and the challenge of transition
Trump Repeats a False Claim That Doctors ‘Execute’ Newborns *
Syrian Refugees Toil on Turkey’s Hazelnut Farms With Little to Show for It *
Universal Health Care Might Cost You Less Than You Think *
Socialists Strengthen Hold in Spain Election *
We Asked the 2020 Democrats About Climate Change *

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Friday, April 26, 2019

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Amazon's Profit Surges on Cloud Computing, Advertising Gains
19 arrested in Brazil raids over illegal Amazon logging
Hundreds of dead dolphins wash up on French coast
Worker Friendly Bills Continue to Move Forward
Biden Expresses Regret to Anita Hill, but She Says ‘I’m Sorry’ Is Not Enough *
Central Banks Are the World's Newest Climate Change Activists
Defeat the BJP Strengthen the Working Class
If war is an industry, how can there be peace in a capitalist World?
Eight years after: no end in sight for clearing the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
More than 1,000 migrants break out of southern Mexico detention centre
E.P.A. Proposes Weaker Standards on Chemicals Contaminating Drinking Water *
Interior Dept. Delays Its Plan to Open U.S. Coastline to Drilling *


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Thursday, April 25, 2019

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Suddenly, Trump's team hearts the Mueller report
Jared Kushner Does Not 'Dispute' Saudis Behind Jamal Khashoggi's Death
Unions strike back
Stop & Shop Workers End 11-Day Strike With a Tentative Agreement
The Left Bloc 20 years on
The killing of Lyra McKee
Workers of the World unite (at last)
Nitrogen Crisis
Can Humans Help Trees Outrun Climate Change?
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

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Indiana has 80,000 fewer union workers than it did a decade ago
We Just Remembered How to Strike
Graduate student workers unionize for better working conditions
Kroger union workers in Kentucky and Indiana get a pay boost under new contract
Global Wealth Gap Would Be Smaller Today Without Climate Change *


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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

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Global CO2 Emissions Hit a Record High Last Year
99.9999% chance humans are causing global warming
Wary of Chinese Espionage, Houston Cancer Center Chose to Fire 3 Scientists
Google Employees Say They Faced Retaliation After Organizing Walkout
US threatens to veto UN resolution on rape as weapon of war
Greta Thunberg backs climate general strike
'The Fight for $15 Was Never Just About Raising Wages'
New York City Sets Ambitious Climate Rules
Melting permafrost in Arctic will have $70tn climate impact
New I.R.A. Apologizes for Killing of Journalist in Northern Ireland *
Judge Delivers Major Setback to Trump Coal Mining on Federal Land *


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Friday, April 19, 2019

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The Mueller Report: A Detailed Account
CWA Members Working at AT&T Still Without A Contract
The New Deal: Roosevelt’s answer to ‘radicalism’
Six remarks about the elections in Israel
Nitrogen Crisis: A neglected threat
Sudan protest leaders to unveil interim civilian council
A Portrait of the White House and Its Culture of Dishonesty *


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Thursday, April 18, 2019

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California dispute threatens plan to protect Colorado River
After 6 Months of Failed Negotiations Workers Hold Informational Picket
Planet’s ocean-plastics problem detailed in 60-year data set
Trump policy of less safety and more offshore drilling is 'a recipe for disaster'
We Asked the 2020 Democrats About Climate Change Here Are Their Ideas *


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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

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For its health and yours, keep the cat indoors
Climate-change protesters disrupt London docklands train service
Greta takes climate change campaign to Vatican
Labor Union Says Workplace Violations Widespread in N.H.
Measles cases quadruple globally in 2019
TUED Bulletin 84 — April 16, 2019
Algeria: Many women have become conscious of the value of claiming their rights
Dismay as Trump vetoes bill to end US support for war in Yemen
In New Effort to Deter Migrants, Barr Withholds Bail to Asylum Seekers *
‘When the Glaciers Disappear, Those Species Will Go Extinct’ *


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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

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Indigenous leaders want less drilling near sacred sites
Extreme weather continues to batter USA
Trump draws criticism over suggestion of fighting Notre Dame fire
Muslim congresswoman Omar sees spike in death threats after Trump's 9/11 tweet
Bloomberg: Sanders’s Medicare for All Goes Too Far
Trump suggests Boeing should 'rebrand' troubled 737 Max aircraft
France and Belgium Refuse Support for New Trade Talks With the U.S.
British police arrest 113 climate change activists
European spies sought lessons from dictators’ brutal ‘Operation Condor’
A France in Turmoil Weeps for a Symbol of Paris’s Enduring Identity *
Nursing home workers set May 1 strike deadline


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Monday, April 15, 2019

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Mexican, U.S. business leaders rebuke 'disastrous' Trump border threats
In helping Netanyahu, Trump adds new twist to US meddling
Trump's immigration moves are straight from the dictator's playbook
Vote in Finland called 'the climate election'
Seychelles president's underwater speech: Protect our oceans
As ‘Flying Shame’ Grips Sweden, SAS Ups Stakes in Climate Battle
Pace of Bering Sea changes startles scientists
Fox mentions AOC 42 days running
Flight attendant walks plane aisle with baby to give tired mother a break
Tories hit by new defections and slump in opinion polls
British climate group Extinction Rebellion heads to US
Ex-oil lobbyist confirmed to lead US interior department
Central American Farmers Head to the U.S., Fleeing Climate Change *
Removal of fuel in pool at Fukushima's melted reactor begins
Global Warming Is Pushing Arctic Toward ‘Unprecedented State
Trump Sees Obstacle to Getting His Way on Immigration: His Own Officials *
In Attacking Ilhan Omar, Trump Revives His Familiar Refrain Against Muslims *


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Friday, April 12, 2019

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UC Union Workers Cite Abuse, Unfair Labor Practices
Stop & Shop workers strike
What would happen if the Rutgers faculty went on strike
Ocean uproar: saving marine life from a barrage of noise
Workers won in Audi Hungary
Why work-to-rule is a mobilising act on Ukraine’s railways
Yukon temperatures are the highest in 13,600 years
How Big Business Is Hedging Against the Apocalypse *
White House Considered Releasing Migrants in ‘Sanctuary Cities’ *
He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012. He Makes About $40,000 a Year *



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Thursday, April 11, 2019

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Army Thought He Was Faking-- He Had Chronic Lead Poisoning *
Goodbye From the Tivoli
Trump signs orders targeting states' power to slow energy projects
Who Controls Our Time?
Assange arrested at Ecuadorian embassy in London
AOC condemns college Republicans' email calling her a domestic terrorist
Thousands Of UC Workers Hold One-Day Strike
Merrifield passes Brett
Changes to Flight Software on 737 Max Escaped F.A.A. Scrutiny *
Climate Chaos Is Coming —and the Pinkertons Are Ready *
New York City Has a Y2K-Like Problem *
Automakers Plan for Their Worst Nightmare *


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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

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Walmart robots mop, scan, sort and more
Contract talks stall between library, union workers
During campus protest, Rutgers faculty threaten to strike
South African Platinum Miners Are Bracing for a Fight
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party launched in South Africa
UAW Files for Election at Volkswagen Chattanooga for 1,700 Workers
Brazil’s government freezes nearly half of its science spending
With new position on secularism, Quebec Solidaire redefines left-wing politics
The Problem With Putting a Price on the End of the World *

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

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Global warming is shrinking glaciers faster than thought

Congress approves Colorado River drought plan

Dozens of neglected animals evacuated from Gaza zoo
Uconn Students, Union Organize Events
On the Deir Yassin Massacre Anniversary
Outsourcing Exploitation to Europe’s Periphery
Trump Says the U.S. Is ‘Full.’ *
At Trump’s Florida Resort Empire, Effort to Eliminate Undocumented *
Trump Ends Deal Between M.L.B. and Cuban Baseball Federation *
UK likely to be offered Brexit extension until end of year
The ISO's Vote to Dissolve
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Monday, April 8, 2019

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Puerto Rico Waits, Washington Bickers *
House Democrats Voted for a Natural Gas Future, and Nobody Noticed
UIC graduate workers end strike after 2 weeks on picket line
Hard Rock, Local 54 reach deal on first labor contract
New contract for Horizon House workers in Fort Lee
Stoughton nursing home embroiled in labor dispute
Chile, India, and Jordan set the green standard
London rolls out strict vehicle emission charges
Assessing 40 Years of Labor Notes
That Noise? The Rich Neighbors Digging a Basement Pool *



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Friday, April 5, 2019

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Earth's carbon dioxide levels highest in 3 million years
Bezoses' Divorce Terms Ease Concern Over Who Controls Amazon
For a sovereign constituent assembly
A new unionism for the twenty-first century
White supremacist symbol found spray-painted at site of fire
US House approves resolution to end US role in Yemen war
Millions face imminent food crisis in Mozambique
Theresa May to make written Brexit offer to Jeremy Corbyn
Climate change group scrapped by Trump reassembles to issue warning
AOC says Green New Deal critics are making 'fools of themselves'
U.K. Reassures Ireland May's Brexit Pivot Is Real
Labor Solidarity and the Plight of Minor League Baseball Players
UC fails to listen to unions despite strikes
How the U.S.-China Relationship Will Shape Humanity’s Path
Australian budget fails to impress scientists
EU charges German carmakers with blocking emissions cleaning technology
Canadian court dismisses Ecuador's $9.5 billion claim against Chevron
The Agro-Food Complex and Climate Change
BLS Employment Situation Summary


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Thursday, April 4, 2019

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Trump calls AOC 'young bartender'
Trump to sign order seeking to clear gas pipeline hurdles
Système dégage!
Those who are fighting back are in danger
Brazil’s Amazon—wealth of the earth generates the poverty of humankind
Turkey's opposition demands mandate as Istanbul recount continues
Corbyn and May agree to more talks
Maine Democrats take steps to help offset legal setback for labor unions
Marin General labor disputes end
GE/Wabtec Workers Get Unemployment Comp After Strike Ruled 'Lockout'
America's socialist surge is going strong in Chicago
CWA seeks $100m in largest wage theft case involving federal contractor
Delta flight attendants say new uniforms cause rashes
'Asthma alley': minorities bear a disproportionate burden of pollution
Chernobyl’s disastrous cover-up is a warning for the next nuclear age
Measles cases soar across US
Some on Mueller’s Team Say Report Was More Damaging Than Barr Revealed *
We Checked Trump’s Dubious Claims on the Perils of Wind Power *
The Great Barrier Reef Was Seen as ‘Too Big to Fail.’ A Study Suggests It Isn’t *


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