California is known around the world as a worker-friendly environment, a state replete with laws and regulations friendly to the worker. But all of this is misleading. It turns out that there is, on a percentage basis, virtually no enforcement of California Labor Law. Sweatshop conditions are rampant, and now even ordinary workers have no hope of getting justice when their … [Read more...] about No Labor Law In California-
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– Iowa Peace, Justice & Protest Books from the Heartland
Mike Palecek is an Iowa author, former federal prisoner for peace, seminarian, and newspaper reporter. He was the Iowa Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. House, 5th District, 2000 election.Order here: https://www.iowapeace.com/(1) "Twins": based in Minneapolis/Saint Paul. Twin brothers, one a revolutionary priest, the other the warden of the local federal … [Read more...] about – Iowa Peace, Justice & Protest Books from the Heartland
-Chomsky on the Hutton Whitewash
Recently Noam Chomsky was asked his views on the Hutton Report in the ZNet Sustainer Forum :Would you be willing to comment on the Hutton report, the BBC's coverage of the British government's role in the invasion, and the "vindication" of Tony Blair?Reponse:The most interesting thing about the Hutton inquiry, in my opinion, is that it took place. The idea that the … [Read more...] about -Chomsky on the Hutton Whitewash
-10,000 Deaths in Iraq: What Koizumi, Bush and Blair Don’t Want You to Know
UK and US authorities discourage counting of deaths as a result of the conflict. But academics are monitoring the toll and have identified a grim new milestoneDavid Randall02/08/04: (The Independent) More than 10,000 civilians, many of them women and children, have been killed so far in the Iraqi conflict, The Independent on Sunday has learnt, making the continuing conflict … [Read more...] about -10,000 Deaths in Iraq: What Koizumi, Bush and Blair Don’t Want You to Know
-Global Warming Will Plunge Europe Into New Ice Age ‘Within Decades”
Source: The Independent/UK [Jan 26, 2004] "We may be approaching a threshold that would shut down [the Gulf Stream] and cause abrupt climate changes." Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age within our lifetime by global warming, new research suggests. A study, which is being taken seriously by top government scientists, has uncovered a change "of … [Read more...] about -Global Warming Will Plunge Europe Into New Ice Age ‘Within Decades”