All 20 articles by Melinda Tuhus
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News
In Palestine, to Exist Is to Resist
Behind the headlines, Palestinians are using nonviolent direct action to protest the status quo.
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Working
Labor and Occupy Movements Continue to Stand in Solidarity
NEW YORK —The union movement didn’t lead the Occupy Wall Street movement that began on...
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The Blair Mountain Project
Activists want to protect the site of a deadly labor struggle—and stop mountaintop removal coal mining.
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Bad Air in ‘Green’ Buildings
Much-touted LEED-certified buildings may not be so perfect.
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How to Fairly Fund an Election
Campaign finance reform advocates defend the constitutionality of Connecticut's public funding law.
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Blowing Their Tops
Miners, environmentalists clash over coal.
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Culture
Harm Reduction: The Anti-Drug
A common sense approach to stopping unnecessary death.
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One Man’s Fight Against Mountaintop Removal Mining
The decline in union coal-mining jobs in Appalachia has coincided with a big increase in mountaintop removal mining....
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Working
To Help Ex-Felons Work, New Haven ‘Bans the Box’
After reading a story about inmates in U.S. prisons who work dismantling electronics full of toxic materials,...
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13 Years After ‘Welfare Reform,’ Former Recipients Face Recession
When “welfare reform” passed in 1996, the economy was in relatively good shape and welfare moms entered...
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Cross-Cultural in Connecticut
After 10 years, a Mexican family reunites.
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Features
Bulldozed in Bethlehem
WEST BANK -- The Salim family lives in a rural area with steep hills and long views --...
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Connecticut’s Immigration Duel
Two Connecticut cities have taken opposite approaches to dealing with undocumented immigrants. Last summer, New Haven became the...
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Features
Why Have Latinos Started Voting For Obama?
Connecticut, the first state where they did, provides some instructive clues.
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Labor Hits Jackpot
Indian casino unionizes in Connecticut despite tribal claims of sovereignty
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Features
Scorned on the Bayou
Louisianans fear a new plan to restore costal wetlands could destroy their way of life
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Despite Raids, IDs For All
New Haven takes the lead in recognizing undocumented immigrants' rights to carry identification
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Getting Vets Their Benefits Back
Rick Scavetta lives with his wife and young daughter in a small town near New Haven, Conn. He...
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Yale Buckles
Community alliances key to winning strike
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