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'Kosher Nation': An Interview With Sue Fishkoff

Benyamin Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Religion News, Sholom Rubashkin, Jewish Culture, Kosher Meat, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Kosher Food Industry, Kosher Nation, Kosher Wine, Non Jews Kosher Food, Food Politics, Jewish Books, America Kosher Food, Rubashkin Scandal, Sue Fishkoff Interview, Religion News
Benyamin Cohen

There's a shocking statistic in Sue Fishkoff's new book, Kosher Nation: The majority of people who buy kosher products are not even Jewish.

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Agriporcessors Trial: Underage Workers Describe BRUTAL Working Conditions At Iowa Plant

AP | MICHAEL J. CRUMB | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Sholom Rubashkin, Immigration Raids, Rony Ordonez Capir, Agriprocessors Conditions, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Business News

WATERLOO, Iowa — A former underage worker cried Monday while testifying she was exposed to harsh chemicals at an Iowa slaughterhouse where she a...

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Sholon Rubashkin, Kosher Plant Manager, Facing Life In Prison On Fraud Charges

AP | NIGEL DUARA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Sholom Rubashkin, Postville Iowa, Immigration, Immigration Raids, Cedar Rapids, CJ Williams, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Business News

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Prosecutors asked a federal judge on Thursday to sentence a former kosher slaughterhouse executive to 25 years in prison, l...

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Why is Rubashkin Being Treated Like a Fiend?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Judaism, Heroes, Agriprocessors Conditions, Richard Branson, The Messages Project, Desmond Tutu, Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Carolyn Lecroy, Prison, Cnn, Jail, Rabbi, Rubashkin, Politics News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Sholom Mordechai was essentially a glorified shochet and butcher, the country's largest producer of kosher meat. His beard and black hat were enough to unnerve many Jews.

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America's Middle Class Needs Right to Bargain, Secure Contracts -- Like CEOs Have

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Collective Bargaining, Smithfield Foods, United Food and Commercial Workers, Wal-Mart, Employee Freedom Action Committee, Economy, Human Rights Watch, Employee Free Choice Act, Rick Berman, Middle Class, Free Trade, Usw, Medicaid, United Steelworkers, Walton Family, National Labor Relations Board, Global Corporations, Wall Street Journal, U.S. Supreme Court, Tobacco Lobbyist, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Kosher, Minimum Wage, Union Busters, Lance Compa, Health Insurance, Meatpacking, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, Union, Undocumented, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

When uninsured Wal-Mart workers get sick, American taxpayers foot the bill. They pay for coverage through Medicaid, the health insurance plan for the poor. That's what the Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, banks on.

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