Tag: unions
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#MorningMonarchy: October 6, 2017
Media unions, Harvey harassment and Lil Wayne vs. the police state + this day in history w/the assassination of Anwar Sadat and our song of the day by Daphni on your Morning Monarchy for October 6, 2017.
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Hostess Products Flying Off the Shelves
In the wake of news that Hostess, the company that makes Twinkies and other baked goods would liquidate its business, Chicago area connoisseurs started hoarding the sweet treats.
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Are We Finally Reawakening to the Profound Healing Properties of Psychedelics?
from alternet.org: Slowly but surely, we may be reaching success in a determined and long-time legal effort to unleash the curative powers of psychedelic drugs in America. There is a tremendous need for alternative approaches to the existing models of drugs and therapy. But for years, scientific inquiry into the curative powers of psychedelic drugs…
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5 Special Interest Groups That Help Keep Marijuana Illegal
Last year, over 850,000 people in America were arrested for marijuana-related crimes.
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ralphs, albertsons supermarkets could close if grocery workers strike
from abcnews: The “Big Three” Southern California grocery chains are bracing for a strike and possible shut down after the union representing grocery workers canceled their contract with the stores. About 62,000 workers in the United Food and Commercial Workers union at Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons could walk off the job as soon as Sunday…
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financial collapse of greece: canary in the coalmine for global economy?
the economic collapse blog: The rest of the world needs to sit up and take notice of what is going on in Greece right now. This is what can happen when you allow government debt to spiral out of control. Once it becomes clear that you can’t pay your debts, a financial collapse can happen…
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Rahm Emanuel Elected Chicago’s First Jewish Mayor
Former Obama White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has been elected Chicago’s first Jewish mayor.
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obama proposes $50 billion for road, rail, airways
labor day push for planes, trains & automobiles from reuters: President Barack Obama would spend $50 billion on revamping highways, rails and airport runways to create jobs in the near term and improve the long-term U.S. transportation network. The $50 billion would be spent in the first year and be part of a six-year transportation…
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Oakland Marijuana Law Passes; ‘Pot Factories’ Coming to Bay Area
Oakland approves marijuana farms // How legalized pot could hurt Mexico’s cartels // Ecstasy as a viable treatment for trauma victims?
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Marijuana Workers Join Union In California
A California union made up largely of grocery store and retail clerks has reached out to employees of local marijuana clubs, looking to the day when legal recreational use of cannabis could mean thousands of new workers to organize.