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Although this book is two years old, and this review is over a year old, the relevance of A. J. Muste still resonates in this political season, where the always essential questions of war and peace should take center stage. Muste helped shape the modern peace movement in a host of ways. This book, and this review, offers a window into the life and times of this important movement figure.

The ANC’s historical losses in local elections should serve as a wake up call for the future, the trade union federation, COSATU, stated in a press release.

Unions must expand beyond narrow bargaining to challenge those who hold wealth and power at the highest levels. Most unions are accustomed to bargaining with their direct employers, as they have done for decades. But the financialization of the economy has rendered that structure obsolete. In order to win for workers, unions need to take their demands directly to those who actually have the money and control. They can often be found on Wall Street.

Adolph Reed on assumptions about black voters, the legacy of the Sanders campaign, and the task ahead.

Out of touch; Unnoticed; Inside; Over the edge; Ending cute

In addition, Trump said he would lower corporate tax rates from 40% to 15% - a rate he said punished "companies for making products in America".

A unique community-owned broadband cooperative will free dozens of tiny towns and farms from reliance on slower corporate providers.

Workers are picketing Southwest Airlines at 10 airports. Union leaders say that the company has been privileging stockholders at the expense of workers, despite record profits.

Reorienting value generated within ‘global poverty chains’ is essential to improving the lives of an impoverished world labour force.

The food industry has been recently delving into "medical foods," and foods that are formulated to meet the specific needs of patients.The opportunities in the medical foods segment are growing; the market is estimated to be worth $15 billion, according to The Wall Street In a statement, the FDA emphasized medical foods are for patients that cannot properly ingest, digest, absorb, or metabolize regular food or nutrients.