living conditions
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USDA exempts Beef Products Inc. from regulation
Since 2007, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allowed the sale of ammonia-treated beef trimmings that have not been tested…
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Amid growing poverty, H&M and Wal-Mart destroy unsold clothing
In a city where winter temperatures drop well below freezing and some 39,000 people spend their nights in homeless shelters,…
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Capitalists attack, the PSL fights back!
Far from the "change" promised by President Obama and his new administration, 2009 reinforced capitalism's status quo. It was a…
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Utilities shut off in 31,000 Rhode Island homes in 2009
From Rhode Island to California utility shut-offs are on the rise. Around 31,000 households in Rhode Island had their utilities…
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Undocumented workers face new repressive state tactics
On Dec. 15, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) introduced HR 4321, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act…
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State budget cuts deprive low-income workers of access to cancer treatment, services for the elderly
As the economic recession unfolds, state and local governments continue to force poor workers to shoulder the burden. At least…
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Bailed-out AIG ‘acquires’ small town water supplies, hikes rates 50 percent
The impoverished communities of Middlesboro and Clinton, Ky., are experiencing a real unemployment rate of around 30 percent and a…
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Michigan restaurant workers protest wage theft
Restaurant workers in Dearborn, Mich., have launched a struggle against their employer, Andiamo restaurant, which has been depriving workers of…
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Workers bearing heavier tax burden across the country
A November 2009 report shows that nearly every U.S. state and local tax system takes a much greater share of…
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L.A. Socialism Conference inspires struggle against capitalist exploitation
On Nov. 21, around 200 people attended the Party for Socialism and Liberation's Socialism Conference in Los Angeles. Held at…
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