Tuesday, January 21, 2014

January 21 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.

World's 85 richest control nearly half the global wealth
2 deaths confirmed in Omaha plant explosion
Kellogg's Delivers Memphis a Slap in the Face
7000 New Orleans Teachers Laid Off After Katrina Win Court Ruling
Thunder Bay transit workers ratify new deal
W.Va. chemical spill poses test for lawmakers
Northern Gateway pipeline report draws lawsuit
MM&A assets going up for sale nearly 7 months after Lac-Mégantic disaster
After W.Va. spill, new owner files for bankruptcy
Severe Drought Grows Worse in California *
Era of Cheap Apparel May Be Ending for U.S. *
Extreme El Niños Could Hit Twice As Often
Patients’ Costs Skyrocket; Specialists’ Incomes Soar *
Rules for Equal Coverage by Employers Remain Elusive Under Health Law *
Remembering Amiri Baraka With Politics and Poetry *
Unions brace for Supreme Court ruling
Neil Young concert tour surpasses anti-tarsands fund goal
Alberta Clipper pipeline restarted after oil spill south of Regina
CO2 emissions are being 'outsourced' by rich countries
Proposed Abortion Restrictions in Spain Face Backlash *
Crowded Out of Ivory Tower, Adjuncts See a Life Less Lofty *
Donations Needed to Restore the Mother Jones Monument
YRC Teamsters to Vote Next Weekend
China pollution wafting across Pacific to blanket US
Some green extremists 'close to Trotskyites,' says Lord Deben
32 Arrests at Rally for Airport Workers Near La Guardia *

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