January 15 News Update

White House announces new methane emission controls
Activists say Obama action on methane emissions 'misses 90% of pollution'
Climate Activists Rally Country-Wide to Fight Keystone XL
Sea level rise accelerating more than once thought

'The new scapegoats': Is France failing its Muslim immigrants?
Days After Free Speech Rally, France Arrests 54 for Offensive Speech
Crisis in France Seen as Sign of Chronic Ills *

Union threatens Super Bowl transit strike
House approves Wall St deregulation
We Need Less Work, Not More
Thomas Piketty and public debt
S. Korea leftist arrested for 'praising' North
Who Pays?
The Broken Promises to Honduran Workers
Haiti’s Workers Still Struggling Five Years After Devastating Earthquake
Plot To Cut Social Security For 11 Million Disabled People
Metal workers around Turkey set to strike
Labor groups file suit to stop Kentucky county right-to-work law
Metro riders’ accounts of long wait for rescue verified
Strikes by Taxi Drivers Spread Across China *

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January 14 News Update

Greek voters look left for Syriza to end economic catastrophe
Breakthrough in Greece? Austerity and Solidarity

A human tide of indignation, but huge governmental manipulation
Leaders at Paris march accused of hypocrisy
German Muslims fear growing xenophobia

A day after deadly Metro incident, few details on emergency response
On Washington Metro, a Death Is Rare but Problems Are Almost Daily *

Delta flight attendants, IAM file for historic election
Unions oppose free trade deal 20 years after losing battle to stop NAFTA
Global climate pact fails again
The PKK and the issue of self determination for the Kurdish people
Australia’s rising solar power ‘revolution’
Night shifts at L.A.-area ports to be cut, in latest move during talks
Cuomo Escalates Fghts with Teacher, Public Employee Unions
Obama Planning New Rules on Oil and Gas Industry’s Methane Emissions *
The Costs of Stinginess in Medicaid *

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January 13 News Update

Why 2,600 Kaiser Mental Health Workers Are On Strike
On the Beaches of Santa Monica, Temp Workers Organize
NY Groups Rally to Defend Public Education
Hundreds of Stanford Professors Call For Full Fossil Fuel Divestment
Je suis Bibi? ‘Mais non,’ say some French Jews
Cuba frees last prisoners as part of US deal
A Streetcar Named Deception
Kaiser RNs Announce Plans to Strike January 21-22
New Illinois governor to order spending freeze
25,000 attend German anti-Islam march, but counter-protests bigger
2 Albuquerque officers charged with murder in March shooting
United Airlines moves to outsource labor at 28 airports

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January 12 News Update

Paris unity demonstration largest in French history
As world leaders march in Paris, US represented by ambassador
Thousands join rallies worldwide to honor Paris victims
Unlikely scenes as Netanyahu, Abbas march in historic Paris rally
Hamas condemns Charlie Hebdo attack
Let's talk about the other dead journalists

Idea for gas terminal off East Coast rankles fracking foes
Egypt student gets 3-year jail term for atheism
Nebraska court tosses Keystone XL lawsuit
AFL-CIO launches campaign to raise wages nationwide
S. Africa labor leader pitches new party

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January 9 News Update

Vermonters Flood Statehouse Demanding Universal Health Care 'Now!'
Cleveland cops tackled teen as brother bled
EPA delays rule to cut carbon from new coal power plants
Memphis Campus Temps Outwit Scheme to Privatize Their Social Security
Date set for high-level US-Cuba talks
First Target for House Republicans? Cutting Social Security
Is a record low for mining deaths enough?
EU offers Ukraine more loans if it makes promised reforms
As prices fall at the pump, some U.S. lawmakers eye gas tax hike
U.S. House votes to ease ACA employer requirements
Senate panel approves Keystone bill despite veto threat
Nebraska court could hold up Keystone pipeline
New York City ban on foam cups and containers begins July 1
Is Cuba ready for life without US trade embargo?
Gaza's ruined homes offer little shelter from storm
One year later, West Virginia water crisis still a fresh memory
When History Knocks
Global climate pact fails again
Coca-Cola Announces Plan to Cut 1,600 to 1,800 Jobs *
Student Loans and Car Sales Contribute to a Rise in Consumer Debt *
U.S. Oil Producers Cut Rigs as Price Declines *

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January 8 News Update

Barbaric and reactionary madness
Let’s not sacralize Charlie Hebdo
Cartoonists respond to Charlie Hebdo attack with hearts, minds and art
Charlie Hebdo killings condemned by Arab states
Media unions express outrage over Paris killings


Fossil fuel reserve must stay buried to prevent climate change, study says
Australia accelerates coal in the face of study that finds it should stay buried
Eleven earthquakes recorded in less than 24 hours near birthplace of fracking
New Research Links Earthquakes to Fracking Wells Near a Fault in Ohio *

Man sought after blast near Colo. NAACP
Interview with Thomas Piketty
The Real Reason U.S. Gas Is So Cheap
After Narrow Loss, Pro-Union Child Care Workers Object To Vote Count
Custodial outsourcing seen as 'intimidation tactic' by union workers
Kentucky Voters Reject 'Right to Work'
Legal advocacy group asks for new Darren Wilson grand jury'
Hands off Greece, fighting back and resisting
Eurozone tips into deflation, amid fears of more economic woe
Who are the winners and losers as oil prices plummet?
Pro-Russia group claims cyber-attack on German government websites
Many deported would merit legal status under reforms: report

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