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Child Labor and Agribusiness Churn Washington's Food Fight

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Child Labor, Agriculture, Department of Labor, Agribusiness, Child Labor Protection, Child Labor Regulation, Migrant Children, Migrant Families, Agricultural Labor Reform, Child Labor Laws, Politics News
Michelle Chen

Child farmworker struggles are symptoms of a blight that's buried by the spin of corporate agriculture: the politics of the food system are spoiled rotten.

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Working Kids... to Disability and Death

Bruce Lesley | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Department of Labor, Dolores Huerta, Agribusiness, Workplace Safety, Child Labor Laws, Farming, CARE Act, Labor Laws, Agricultural Policy, Impact News
Bruce Lesley

According to a report in the Journal of Pediatrics, approximately 26,650 youth are injured on farms every year. Of these injuries, more than 3,700 require hospitalization. Now, passing the CARE Act is even more important.

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Is Walmart Too Big, Powerful, Influential to Obey the Law?

Richard Trumka | Posted 04.26.2012

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Richard Trumka

This week's reports about Walmart's practices in Mexico are breathtaking. The Times found "credible evidence that bribery played a persistent and significant role in Walmart's rapid growth in Mexico."

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Sarah Palin Accuses Obama Of 'Nonsensical Intrusion'

Posted 04.26.2012

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Sarah Palin lashed out at the Obama Administration in a Facebook post on Wednesday, attacking regulations she says would ban children from working on ...

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Child Janitor Explains Confronting Newt

Manassas Park Patch | Jamie M. Rogers | Posted 03.30.2012

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"My mother wanted us to go to a private school because she wanted us to have the best education," said Cendejas, as he sat at a small restaurant back ...

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Dave Jamieson

Ag-Friendly Dems Join GOP In Opposing Child Labor Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 03.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans have stepped up their efforts to block new rules from the Obama administration that would limit the work kids can do on farm...

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Jon Ward

Gingrich Seeks South Carolina Boost From Racially Charged Exchange With Juan Williams

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 01.17.2012

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- It was telling that as soon as the Republican presidential debate ended here Monday night, Newt Gingrich made a beeline to talk ...

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Jason Linkins

Gingrich Defends Controversial Claim, Gets Standing Ovation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.16.2012

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During Monday night's Republican debate in South Carolina, moderator Juan Williams asked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to respond to criticism he...

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Donna Ballman: Why Repealing Child Labor Laws Is a Truly Stupid Idea

Red Room | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Child Labor, Newt Gingrich, Children's Health, Child Labor Laws, Child Labor Statistics, Newt Gingrich Child Labor, Repealing Child Labor Laws, Politics News
Red Room

Before you jump on the "repeal child labor laws" bandwagon, I urge you to inform yourself. Do we really want to go that far backward? It's time to look forward, to figure out how to get adults back to work.

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Victoria's Real Secret: African Child Labor

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 12.16.2011

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From Gap to Forever 21, our affordable apparel brands have a way of letting us down. The latest is Victoria's Secret, which has been exposed as us...

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Chuck E. Cheese Fined For Multiple Child Labor Law Violations

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 12.13.2011

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Chuck E. Cheese, that famed birthday party venue "where a kid can be a kid," has allegedly been forcing some children to grow up a bit too fast. T...

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To Gain Workers' Votes, Gingrich Slanders Poor

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Poor, Unemployment, Cold War, Newt Gingrich, American Dream, Republicans, Child Labor, Youth Employment, Gingrich Child Labor, Gingrich Youth Employment, Child Labor Laws, Politics News
Rev. Jesse Jackson

What America needs is someone who will challenge the entrenched interests and big money that now so distorts our politics. Gingrich offers a man who profits from those interests, while preying on, not praying for, the weak.

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Dave Jamieson

GOP Candidate Runs On Pro-Child-Labor Platform

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.09.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Tom Cotton, a GOP candidate for Congress, says he would like to see more children working long hours out in America's agricultural field...

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Public or Private: Unemployment Hurts the Economy

Doug Moore | Posted 02.05.2012

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Doug Moore

When Newt Gingrich proposed that students take over cleaning our schools, he was rightly denounced for wanting to eliminate child labor laws. But not a word has been said about the low-wage janitors who would lose their jobs.

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Would You Trust Newt Gingrich With Your Children?

Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 02.05.2012

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Rev. Chuck Currie

Jesus said: "Let the little children come to me..." Gingrich seems to respond by saying: "And give them a mop to clean up after my mess."

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Gingrich Touts Controversial Janitor Proposal

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.06.2011

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich defended on Thursday his controversial plan to have schoolchildren from poor neighborhoods serve as ja...

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Gingrich Doubles Down On Questionable Child Labor Proposal

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.22.2011

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich clarified his comment calling child labor laws "stupid" Monday in an interview with The Washington Pos...

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Thinking About Political Thinking

Paul Stoller | Posted 01.22.2012

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Paul Stoller

The GOP presidential hopefuls' extreme ideas, none of which stand up to the most cursory examination, make Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon and Reagan look like liberals, if not "pinkish" socialists.

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7 Other Union Jobs For Kids Under President Gingrich

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 11.22.2011

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Newt Gingrich made an astounding proposal last weekend in which he expressed the belief that America is ignoring an untapped labor resource: Children....

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VIDEO: Newt Gingrich Ad on Stupid Child Labor Laws

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 01.21.2012

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Matthew Filipowicz

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Newt Gingrich Makes Shocking Comment On Child Labor Laws

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.21.2011

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called child labor laws "stupid" Friday in an appearance at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. ...

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Dave Jamieson

After Long Delay, White House Moves On Child Labor Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 10.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- After much delay, the White House has finally released a proposed rule that would update child labor regulations in agricultural work. P...

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Dave Jamieson

Despite Teen Deaths On Farms, Child Labor Rules Stalled At White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 10.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Last week, two 17 year olds were critically injured in Oklahoma when they were pulled into a grain augur while on the job. Responders ha...

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Strawberry Farms Fined For Hiring Young Children

AP | MANUEL VALDES | Posted 11.08.2011

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SEATTLE — Three strawberry farms were fined a total of $73,000 for employing children as young as 6 as pickers, the U.S. Labor Department said F...

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The Creeping Rollback Of Child-Labor Laws

Time | Adam Cohen | Posted 08.06.2011

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The government has not had a lot of ideas for what to do about the nation's anemic job market, but there are troubling signs that one old idea is star...

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