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The Keystone campaign was a great success, but environmental advocates must still convince the public that they care about jobs.
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Occupy the Super Bowl? Indiana's Workers Eye Dramatic Next Steps in Fight Against Anti-Union Bill
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Sugar High: The Dark History and Nasty Methods Used to Feed Our Sweet Tooth
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Apple's Foreign Suppliers Demonstrate Widespread Scamming and Horrific Abuse of Employees
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How Scott Walker Turned the GOP Against Workers
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Suicide Threats and Strike Attempts at Apple Manufacturer: China's Workers Fighting for Rights at Work
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Struggle for Immigrants’ Rights Highlights Split Within Organized Labor
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Men's Earnings Haven't Just Stagnated Over Past 40 Years--They've Fallen
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As Occupy Wall Street Has Changed Protest Dynamics, Vibrant Groups Like United Students Against Sweatshops Are Back in the Forefront
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Super Bowl-Level Stakes for Indiana Labor in Battle Over Union Rights
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As 'Right to Work' Law Looms, Indiana Occupiers and Striking Union Members Fight for Working People
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The Arc of the Universe Might Be Bending Toward Justice; But We Still Have to Fight Like Hell in 2012
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The 99% Versus Wall Street: Stephen Lerner on How We Can Mobilize To Be the Greedy 1%'s Worst Nightmare
By Sarah Jaffe / AlterNet
Not Sexy: Victoria’s Secret 'Fair-Trade' Cotton Harvested by Child Slaves
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Good News for Low-Paid Home Health Care Workers: Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay On the Way
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Massey Gets Away With Murder: Time To Revoke their Charter
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Child Labor, Torture and Rape: Attempts to Regulate the Brutal Diamond Industry Failing
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How Goldman Sachs and Other Companies Exploit Port Truck Drivers — Occupy Protesters Plan to Shut Down West Coast Ports in Protest
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The 99 Percent Takes Office: How an Immigrant Housekeeper Got Elected to the Providence City Council
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