Venetian Protesters Demand Independence From Rome; Polls Show 70% Favor Independence Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis ...“The main reason is economic. We are in a situation worse than a colony because the tax rate in Italy is the highest the world and our services are extremely poor...
California Struggles With High Gas Prices The New York Times ...Drivers in Southern California awoke Friday to find that their gasoline prices had spiked by nearly 20 cents a gallon overnight as a result of fuel shortages caused by a series of refinery disruptions in recent weeks...
Jon Hubbard, Arkansas Legislator, Says Slavery May 'Have Been A Blessing' In New Book Huffington Post ...Hubbard, a first term Republican from Jonesboro, Ark., makes a series of racially charged statements in the self-published book, including saying that integration of schools is hurting white students, that African slaves had better lives under slavery than in Africa, that blacks are not contributing to society, and that a situation is developing the United States which is similar to that of Nazi Germany...
Foxconn's iPhone plant 'paralyzed' as thousands strike, says group NBC News ...The reported strike comes at a crucial time for the U.S. corporation, weeks after kicking off its largest-ever global rollout of the smartphone. Apple is already struggling with supply constraints, analysts say...
Sherrod Brown has earned a second term in the Senate: editorial Cleveland Plain Dealer ...Electing his Republican opponent, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, would reward one of the nastiest campaigns ever waged in this state...
Walmart Warehouse Strikers to Return to Work with Full Back Pay Warehouse Workers for Justice ...In an historic victory, all striking Roadlink workers at Walmart’s Elwood warehouse have won their principal demand for an end to illegal retaliation against workers protesting poor conditions. They will return to work with their full pay while they were out on strike...
Hoffa Rallies Teamsters in L.A., San Jose to Vote 'No On Prop 32' IBT ...Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa traveled across California to attend union rallies in Los Angeles and San Jose and get out the vote to defeat Proposition 32, a measure that seeks to prohibit unions from having a voice in politics while creating exemptions that would give more power to corporate special interests...
