Friday, June 13, 2014

June 13 News Update


US mulls 'all options' as militants move nearer Baghdad
Kurds take oil-rich Kirkuk amid advance of ISIL insurgency in Iraq
Trail of jihadist victories in Iraq could pull US back
Iraqis Who Fled Mosul Say They Prefer Invading Rebels to Army *
No to war; yes to veterans’ needs

Actress, civil rights activist Ruby Dee dies
Ruby Dee, a Ringing Voice for Civil Rights, Onstage and Off, Dies at 91 *

California Ruling Ignores Real Factors Behind School Performance
Teacher Tenure Decision: Diane Ravitch Weighs In

Explosion Kills 6 at Indian Plant *
Why Are Rhode Island Democrats Blocking Minimum-Wage Increases?
Louisiana governor signs into law new abortion restrictions
Renewables generate 84 percent of Uruguay's energy
St. Paul charter school votes to unionize
Book talk focuses on labor militancy
Life on the Fifth Tier inside Ford's Rouge Complex
Brazil on Strike: Class Struggle in the Wake of the World Cup
First Nations Vow: There Will Be No Tar Sands Pipeline
Land grabs threaten global food ecosystem
CEO pay up 937 percent since 1978
Ghana's dangerous toxic wasteland
Study: 10,000 suicides linked to recession
North Carolina Tobacco Farm Workers Organize for a Union Voice on the Job
Union Coalition Bargains Healthcare For Five Groups of Berlin Town Workers
Union members ratify labor agreement at Memorial's Schoellkopf Health Center
Feds cite 5 companies in NJ worker's death
Mount Kisco Mrs. Green's faces hearing on labor law violations
Liberals re-elected with majority in Ontario

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