Friday, June 16, 2017

June 16 News Update


Trump goes for bust on the national-populist trail. What did you expect?
Official says more Hanford nuke mishaps likely

Pictures of missing people
Police launch criminal inquiry into Grenfell Tower blaze
Theresa May’s Hurricane Katrina
Experts warned government against cladding material used on Grenfell
'Unforgivable': local Labour MP vents fury over Grenfell Tower fire

Jeremy Corbyn - No More Austerity
Labour’s Permanent Reformation


Protesters tell right-wing ‘Anti-Sharia’ marches: ‘Muslims are welcome here’

Rebuilding the American labor movement—the Southern front
People of Color Union Members to celebrate Juneteenth
Unions to march in Pride Parade
Rebuild Capacity in Public Hospitals
Missouri Senate passes new restrictions on abortion in late-night vote
OSHA reminds employers to protect workers as summer heat settles in KC area
Southern Baptists Condemn 'Alt-Right' White Supremacy
Most believe Trump tried to interfere with Russia investigation: poll
Inside Trump's secretive immigration court
Yoko Ono could get songwriting credit for Imagine – 46 years late
US signs deal to supply F-15 jets to Qatar after Trump terror claims
Russia accuses US of deploying missiles in Syria
Egyptian regime responds to economic crisis by repressing workers
Seattle Storm Take Progressive Tack With Planned Parenthood Partnership *


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Thursday, June 15, 2017

June 15 News Update


EPA: air pollution rule should be delayed – despite its effect on children
Climate change study in Canada's Hudson Bay thwarted by climate change
The Dutch Have Solutions to Rising Seas. The World Is Watching *

Klein - No Is Not Enough
John Bellamy Foster on Naomi Klein’s ‘No Is Not Enough’


London fire: Twelve dead in Grenfell Tower blaze
Labour demands answers over Grenfell Tower fire tragedy
Key questions about the Grenfell Tower fire
Questions Mount After Fire at Grenfell Tower in London Kills at Least 12 *

Donald Trump under investigation for potential obstruction of justice
Defense chief Mattis: ‘We’re not winning in Afghanistan’
Journalists Face New Limits On Access In Covering Congress
Four dead in San Francisco UPS shooting
Two arrested over violent clash during Turkish president's White House visit
Flint water crisis: five officials charged with involuntary manslaughter
Senate approves new Russia sanctions as punishment for meddling in election
Workers at Zep distribution center in Upper Macungie vote to join union
Fed Raises Interest Rates Again, in Sign of Confidence *
U.S. Strikes Killed Hundreds of Syrian Civilians, U.N. Says *
U.S. Troops in Besieged City of Marawi, Philippine Military Says *
Janet Yellen and the Case of the Missing Inflation *

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Monday, June 12, 2017

June 12 Week In Review Now Online

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June 12 News Update


US bucks trend amid increases for clean energy research
Finland Works, Quietly, to Bury Its Nuclear Reactor Waste *
A Crack in Antarctic Ice Shelf Is the Size of Delaware *

UK Election: Labour Surge Gives Unions a Chance
The Blueprint
A stunning result for Corbyn and Labour
Donald Trump's state visit to Britain put on hold
How Jeremy Corbyn turned a youth surge into general election votes

Democrats in Split-Screen: Base Wants It All. Party Wants to Win. *
Sanders lambasts 'absolute failure' of Democratic party's strategy

Thousands march in US for LGBT rights under Trump
NDP leadership candidates clash over pipelines
The Use of Forced Labor in Private Immigration Detention Centers
U. of C. student library employees win election to unionize
3 U.S. Soldiers Are Killed and a 4th Is Wounded by an Afghan Soldier *
U.S.-Led Forces Said to Have Used White Phosphorus in Syria *
To Understand Betsy DeVos’s Educational Views, View Her Education *
Rodriguez retiring after 39 years of leadership in public education
Jammu Kashmir Awami Workers Party launched
‘Trump is an idiot, but don’t underestimate how good he is at that’
Trump's $1tn 'infrastructure plan' is a giveaway to the rich
Ahead of ‘Brexit,’ Britons Face Economic Pinch at Home *
Puerto Rico Votes for U.S. Statehood Amid Low Turnout *


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