THIS WEEK IN LABOR July 28
New Kennedy bill would further boost minimum wage Port truckers petition to be employees Congress hears calls for single-payer national health care AFL-CIO’s LGBT group urges marriage equality
Corn, chickens and capitalism
The economic driving force of production in capitalist society is profits. This usually leads to multiple contradictions between conflicting forces of capital. Take the current energy crisis.
WORLD NOTES July 28
Germany: Nuclear plant shutdowns renew debate Iraq: Anti-sectarian activist murdered India: U.S. military ties criticized Uganda: UN demands rebels release children El Salvador: Privatization protest attacked
IAEA to inspect quake-struck Japanese plant
After initially refusing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s offer of assistance, the Japanese government said July 22 that it would permit IAEA inspectors to visit the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, damaged last week by an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale.
Iraqi children suffering psychological damage
BAGHDAD (IRIN) — For two months, Obeid Jaafar Khalifa, 52, has been worrying about how he will cope with looking after his deceased brother’s four children. Obeid already has six of his own children to look after.
NATIONAL CLIPS July 28
DES MOINES, Iowa: Voters ratchet up pressure for Iraq withdrawal HOUSTON: BP fined for safety hazards, again JACKSON, Miss.: Teenage girls sue to halt prison abuse
NYC steam explosion seen as warning
NEW YORK (AP) — With a blast that made skyscrapers tremble, an 83-year-old steam pipe sent a powerful message that the miles of tubes, wires and iron beneath New York and other U.S. cities are getting older and could become dangerously unstable.
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Remember Soweto
For many years, on June 16/Soweto Day, protesters confronted the apartheid South African government at embassies and consulates around the world.
Huge protests in Peru against profiteering
Social upheaval in Peru culminated July 13 with President Alan Garcia calling upon the armed forces to join 15,000 national police in attempting to quell nationwide protests organized by the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers.
