Thursday, August 8, 2013

August 8 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.

On Obama's cancellation of summit with Putin and extradition
Snowden, Greenwald and Wikileaks are winning
Putin will not 'cave' to Obama pressure: Snowden's father
IRS manual detailed DEA's use of hidden intel evidence
Broader Sifting of Data Abroad Is Seen by NSA *

Lac-Mégantic rail disaster company MM&A files for bankruptcy
Signs of new climate 'normal' apparent in hot 2012
Argentine workers held after gas blast kills 11
Railroaders Go Wobbly, Strike against Firings
Rahm Wrong Again, Say Chicago Teachers
SYRIZA: The Great Social and Political Movement of Subversion
Oil industry wrote State Department report on Keystone XL
Tribe Blockades 'Megaload' of Tar Sands Equipment
Amazon, WikiLeaks, the Washington Post and the CIA
Trumka Says, Revenue Neutral Tax Reform Is 'Offensive'
Are Organizing Victories in Los Angeles a Model for the Future of Labor?
Rockefeller Urges Obama Administration to Move Quickly on Black Lung Rule
Study: Single-payer healthcare system would save billions
'I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave'
Same-sex spouses may get military benefits
Even as sales rise, Ford says new plants unlikely
Rio Tinto Alcan to close Shawinigan, Que., smelter
Lewenza reportedly to step down as head of CAW
Deaths of Manatees, Dolphins and Pelicans Point to Estuary at Risk *
Times Reporter Seeks Subpoena’s Withdrawal *
Mine Deal Puts New Scrutiny on China’s State Industries *
Wal-Mart Settles OSHA Case Over Cleaning Procedures *

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