Friday, July 19, 2013

July 19 News Update


Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. 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.

Transport Canada mum on rail safety rules
Lac-Mégantic toll rises to 42
Train wheels slip off MM&A track southeast of Montreal
Irving Oil, Dakota Holdings added to Lac-Mégantic class action

Once-mighty Motor City files for bankruptcy
Detroit files for bankruptcy, setting off battles with creditors, pensions, unions
Residents wary as Detroit faces uncertain future in bankruptcy
Billions in Debt, Detroit Tumbles Into Insolvency *

Greenwald Says 'Explosive' NSA Reports Imminent
NSA silent on renewal of court order

Madrid protesters clash with police
Crisis-Plagued Madrid Sells Out

Venezuela slams U.S. over 'repressive regimes' remarks
Drummond coal miners in Colombia vote to strike
Indian Auto Workers Protest
Film: Scahill probes the U.S. covert wars
Months After Deadly Fertilizer Blast, No Move on New Safety Rules
How Climate Change is Fueling a Rise in Deadly Diseases
Manning faces 'aiding enemy' charge
Middle class still left behind in U.S. economic recovery, data show
Derailment Snarls Metro-North Service *
Labor Force Participation Is Not Coming Back *

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