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TOP NEWS: 'A Huge Deal': Major Rail Union Rejects White House-Brokered Contract Proposal


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October 10, 2022
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Railroad workers
'A Huge Deal': Major Rail Union Rejects White House-Brokered Contract Proposal
Maintenance workers voted against the tentative agreement reached last month and said without a fair contract, a work stoppage could begin as early at November 19.
by Julia Conley



Sen. Bernie Sanders and Amazon union organizer Chris Smalls
Sanders Says Dems Ignoring Economy Before Midterms 'Would Be Political Malpractice'
"Now is the time for Democrats to take the fight to the reactionary Republican Party and expose their anti-worker views on the most important issues facing ordinary Americans."
by Jessica Corbett



A Ukrainian emergency worker assist a woman injured by Russian airstrikes
UN Chief Decries 'Unacceptable Escalation of the War' in Ukraine
A spokesperson said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is "deeply shocked by today's large-scale missile attacks by the armed forces of the Russian Federation."
by Jake Johnson
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• UN Experts Say Abolishing Death Penalty 'Is the Only Viable Path'
• Top Fed Official Says Corporate Price Hikes Are Fueling Inflation
• 12-Year-Old Succumbs to Injuries as Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinian Teens
• Drawing Thousands at Rallies Across PA, Fetterman Says Oz Makes Time Only for Fundraisers
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Biden's Marijuana Pardons Are a Big Deal
The immediate impacts are modest, but the order marks a top-level recognition that 100 years of cannabis prohibition were a mistake.
by Paul Armentano



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Surviving the Killing Fields, a Worldwide Challenge
We must follow the bright lights arrayed across the world as grassroots movements campaign for environmental sanity and seek to abolish war.
by Kathy Kelly, Nick Mottern



Supporters of Julian Assange rally outside of a court hearing in London
The Puppets and the Puppet Masters
The judicial proceedings against Julian Assange give a faux legality to the state persecution of the most important and courageous journalist of our generation.
by Chris Hedges


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