All 26 articles by Melinda Tuhus
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The Climate Math: Three Out of 40,000 Share Their Stories
The climate movement’s math may be beginning to add up, but there’s still not... more »
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An Exclusive with the Applebee’s Server Fired for Posting ‘I Give 10 Percent To God’ Tip to Reddit
Thanks to an unassuming young restaurant worker, dining patrons may just think twice about how they treat "the...
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In Maine, Environmental Groups Fear a Pipeline Bait-and-Switch
The Portland Montreal Pipe Line Company says it has "no plans" to reverse an oil pipeline and send... more »
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At 1-Year Mark, Occupiers Bang Drums, Dodge Police and Debate Elections
More than 1,000 revelers gathered in Manhattan's financial district on Monday, Sept. 17, to celebrate the first anniversary of... more »
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Escalating the Battle Against Mountaintop Removal Mining
A direct action to close down a West Virginia mountaintop removal site—and the response to it... more »
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Day-Care and Home-Care Workers Get Ready to Enjoy New Rights in Conn.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.—More than 11,000 state-funded day care and home-care workers in Connecticut are now eligible to...
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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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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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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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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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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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