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Communities, rights and change
SURVEY FINDS HOMELESS IN POOR HEALTH by Reuel S Amdur
Physical problems often compounded by mental health issues, addictions.
Workplaces
PROTECTING VULNERABLE WORKERS by Ron Saunders
Jobs, livelihoods, not just conveniences for employers.
CEO-WORKER PAY RATIO SHOOTS UP TO 431:1
from the Institute for Policy Studies and United for a Fair Economy
Biggest defense contractors raise CEOs' pay 200 percent Since 9/11.
WAS MINE COLLAPSE AVOIDABLE? from Working Families e-activist network, AFL-CIO
Twelve deaths at Sago Mine blamed on lack of safety enforcement.
Watershed ways
LEAVES AT YOUR SERVICE by Ole Hendrickson
Forests act as giant humidifiers and air conditioners.
Consumers
BEWARE DISGUISED SPYWARE by Mike Cottingham
Some software claims to remove spyware but actually installs it.
Hot headlines
THIS YEAR, LET'S NOT RESOLVE TO LOSE WEIGHT by Michele Simon, for Common Dreams
Why is it so hard for most people to find inexpensive, healthful food?
THE REAL INCOME TRUSTS SCANDAL by Matt Price, for TheTyee.ca
Even George Bush's government disallowed this corporate tax dodge.
THE DEATH OF FREEDOM by John Pilger, for the New Statesman
UK jails people for speaking out against an unjust war.
"TRUTHINESS" IS WORD OF THE YEAR from the American Dialect Society via Associated Press via CNN
New term describes acting on beliefs, not facts.
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