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Monday, August 8, 2016

August 8 News Update

Thousands in Eastern Chinese City Protest Nuclear Waste Project *
A New Climate Danger: Carbon Released by Burning Bogs *

Women Day Laborers Are Tired of Waiting for Work, and for Justice
How Black Lives Matter Activists Plan to Fix Schools
The Two Faces of Obama’s Immigration Policy
Miner dies after Wyoming County ignition
Northern Minnesota and east metro grocery workers ratify contracts
Labour members barred from leadership ballot win right to vote
UK's top bosses received 10% pay rise in 2015 as average salary hit £5.5m
Researchers or Allies of Business? Think Tanks Blur the Line *
Election Shows Many South Africans Losing Faith in ‘Pompous’ A.N.C. *
In northwestern Ontario, a scientific research facility breathes new life
From Syrian Rubble to German Concert Halls With Survivor’s Guilt *
Green Party Sees Opportunity Amid Wide Voter Discontent *
How to Give Rural America Broadband? Look to the Early 1900s *


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.
Bill Onasch at 6:02 AM

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Retiree member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1287. Active member National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. Webmaster of kclabor.org since March, 2000. Former Vice-President of ATU 1287. In Minneapolis during Seventies-Eighties held several posts in UE Local 1139 including Local President and Shop Chairman at Litton Microwave. Charter member of Labor Party Advocates. Founding member of US Labor Against the War.
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