Investigation of the case of the Scott Sisters

August 21st, 2010

From: Nancy Lockhart
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Thank you all who have called to demand justice for the Scott Sisters.
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has assigned an individual to investigate the case of the Scott Sisters. His name is Charlie Rubisoff. If you have any information that will help in freeing the Scott Sisters, please send it to : chrub@ago.state.ms.us [...]

Posted in Action Alert, Racial Injustice, Socio-Economic | Comments (2)

August 2010 National Unemployment Numbers

August 20th, 2010

The following is a press release from the Bureau of Labor statistics:
Friday, August 6, 2010
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — July 2010
Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 131,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Federal government employment fell, as 143,000 temporary workers hired [...]

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Posted in Politics, Socio-Economic | Comments (0)

In Union Carbide Verdict, Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied

June 29th, 2010

In December 1984, the chemical plant owned by American company Union Carbide had a major toxic gas explosioon and leak of methyl isocyanate. The leak exposed some half-a-million people, leaving thousands dead almost immediately and thousands more dead from gas related injuries over the coming weeks. Estimates range from eight to fifteen thousand deaths from [...]

Posted in Foreign News, Natural Disasters, News & Events, Socio-Economic | Comments (0)

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