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Understanding how human behaviors affect the spread and virulence of a disease can inform preparations for the future.

The biggest city in the US is joining a voting reform movement.

A GOP incumbent governor won’t admit defeat. Elsewhere, new voting systems underperform.

A hundred years ago, the Palmer Raids imperilled thousands of immigrants. Then a wily official got in the way.

Will the US and the Organization of American States once again be able to overturn election results?

AFA’s new drive is separate from a preexisting one organized by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. IAM has been organizing Delta flight attendants and ramp attendants since 2010, the year of AFA’s last loss.

Kat Candler will write the Texas-set project about a woman who leads the state's biggest strike.

Last week the NLRB issued a major ruling that corporations can be considered "joint employers" of workers hired by franchisees or subcontractors. There has been relatively little attention to the ruling in many places, but the business press is paying close attention. Here is a piece from the International Business Times, trying to make sense of the ruling.

Garment Worker Center in Los Angeles invites all to join September 9, 2015 press conference and benefit performance of award winning play "Real Women Have Curves" at Pasadena Playhouse. FIGHT WAGE THEFT! Support garment workers organizing!

Unfortunately for veterans, McCain’s captivity to conservative ideology has far out-trumped his past solicitude for fellow “wounded warriors.” On August 5th, McCain introduced legislation –The Permanent VA Choice Card Act -- that would seriously undermine the quality of care received by VHA patients of all kinds.