Tuesday, January 14, 2014

January 14 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.

Maximum energy at Seattle rally to push for $15 minimum wage
US carbon emissions rise 2%
Medical Price Gouging and Waste Are Skyrocketing
GE’s Toxic Legacy to Fort Edward and New York
‘Moral Monday’ Protests Spread Out of North Carolina
One-third of U.S. women live in or near poverty
The Flood Next Time *
In West Virginia, coal mining has long played a part in water pollution
Steel mill’s expansion leaves St. Paul Pipefitters out in the cold
L.A. Teachers Run on a Bigger Vision
Environmentalists urge Hansen to rethink nuclear
The new revolutionaries: Climate scientists demand radical change
Supreme Court Sides With 'Notorious Patent Bully Monsanto'
After $48M deal, UK could see surge in fracking
Ken Hall Rams Through UPS Freight Contract
Lawmakers unveil $1.1T spending bill
Australia braces for fire danger as heatwave hits
Sub-zero warehouse temperatures spur Indiana work stoppage
Cambodia’s Government Cracks Down On Union Protests
Tyson workers in Dakota City approve new contract
Thunder Bay Transit workers can legally strike on Monday
Russia expels US journalist David Satter without explanation
Supreme Court case could affect hundreds of NLRB cases
North California drought threatens farms, food supply
Neil Young tours to raise money for First Nations tar sands battle
Health care sign-ups lack the young, healthy
Foundations commit to save Detroit art
Calls for Oversight in West Virginia Went Unheeded *
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Arizona Appeal on Abortion Ban *
Texas School District Closed Amid Water Dispute *
Poverty and Inequality, in Charts *

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