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Quote of the Month

I have three pictures side by side in my house: John L. Lewis, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Jesus. I draw Social Security on account of FDR. I draw a pension on account of John L. Lewis, and I'm going to Heaven because of Jesus.

-- Jack McReynolds, 70, retired miner, West Frankfort, KY

Political and Labor Blogs

AFL-CIO Now
News From The AFL-CIO

Altercation
By the Nation's Eric Alterman

Blue Collar Blog
Firefighter, IAFF Member and CWA Staffer Sounds Off

Chris Mooney
The politics of science

Communicate or Die
American Labor Unions and the Internet

Crooks and Liars
Political hypocrisy n The small screen

Daily Kos
A must read for all political junkies

DMI Blog
Politics, Policy and the American Dream

Edwize
The blog of New York's United Federation of Teachers

Effect Measure
A forum for progressive public health discussion

FireDogLake
A Group Political Blog -- Always Something Interesting

GoozNews
Who's Watching Now That The Cameras Have Left?

Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch
SHOCKED that there's corporate influence on public health policy?

Impact Analysis
A portal for your adventure in environmental health

Liberal Oasis
On a mission to reclaim the good name of liberals because America was founded on liberal beliefs of freedom and justice for all.

MaxSpeak
Economics deciphered by "Max" Sawicky

Mine Safety Watch
Health and Safety in the Mines

Mother Jones
On Top Of The News

Nathan Newman
Politics, economics and labor issues

Political Animal
Keeping up on Washington Politics by veteran blogger Kevin Drum

The Pump Handle
A water cooler for the public health crowd

rawblogXport
Labor news

Seeing the Forest
...for the trees: A Political Blog

Sirotablog
David Sirota's online magazine of political news & commentary for those who really can't get enough politics

Stayin' Alive
Discussion of public health and health care policy, from a public health perspective.

Suburban Guerrilla
Wit, wisdom and politics by a reformed journalist

Talking Points
In-depth politics by Josh Marshall

Tapped
A group blog from the writers of the American Prospect

Tom Tomorrow
Politics and passion from the cartoonist

Workers Comp Insider
Good and fairly enlighted resource

Working Immigrants
The business of immigrant work: employment, compensation, legal protections, education, mobility, and public policy.

Working Life
By a veteran labor and economics writer Jonathan Tasini

The Yorkshire Ranter
The scene from across the ocean

You Are Worth More
Labor issues in the retail trades

Health and Safety Websites and Resources

Hazards Magazine

Deceit and Denial

eLCOSH (Electronic Library of Safety & Health)

NYCOSH

COSH Network

UCLA-Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program (LOSH)

A Job To Die For

ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety

Grist Magazine

Drum Major Institute For Public Policy

International Right To Know Campaign

Labor Occupational Health Program (UC Berkeley)

Maquiladora Healthand Safety Support Network

OSHA Worker Page

NIOSH

Canadian Center for Occupational Safety and Health

ACT Workcover (Australia)

Health & Safety Executive (Britain)

Worksafe British Columbia

United Support & Memorial For Workplace Fatalities

US Labor Against the War

LaborNotes

Labor Arts

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

The Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977

Union Health and Safety Websites

AFL-CIO

United Electrical Workers (UE)

AFSCME

AFSCME DC 37

United Auto Workers

Center to Protect Workers Rights

Communications Workers (CWA)

Laborers

LabourStart

ICEM

OneStat

What's The Greater Crime: Bare Breasts or Dead Miners?