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We Demand Bold Action for All Working People

The Movement for Black Lives M4bl The Movement for Black Lives M4bl
The capitalist system doesn’t just drive wealth inequality—it is designed to exploit and undermine the working class and to protect the power and economic interests of the wealthy.

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Kick the Boss Out of the Doctor's Office

Shaun Richman In These Times
Moving to a single-payer system could enable more unions to win excellent healthcare through group practice clinics for their members—an essential next step after winning universal access to care.

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How Often Should You Be Eating Fish?

Sally Wadyka Consumer Reports
AMA report stresses the importance of eating fish The AHA’s new scientific advisory on fish consumption reports more evidence that seafood intake lower risks of coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death—especially when the seafood replaces less healthy choices like beef or pork.

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Oats

The Nutrition Source editors Harvard T. H. Chan newsletter
Oats contain several components that have been proposed to exert health benefits. The FDA allows oat food labels to tout the nutritional value and health benefits of oats such as a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, weight and hunger control.

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How coffee loves us back

Alvin Powell Harvard Gazette
Recent research at Harvard is just part of an emerging picture of coffee as a potentially powerful elixir against a range of ailments, from cancer to cavities

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MGM Vegas Casino Workers Approve Union Contract

Michelle Rindels AP
Members of the largest local of UNITE HERE, Culinary Union local 226, along with Bartenders local 165, voted to approve a five year contract with the largest Strip employer, MGM Resorts. This is the first new contract with the gaming employer since 2007, prior to the recession. The contract includes an economic package that funds the continuation of health benefits and pension. Currently workers pay no monthly premiums for benefits.
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