Why the Labour movement should embrace a shorter working day

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[Time Published October 20, 2013 at 11:07AM]

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Here is Bernard Marszalek’s a review of Free Time: The Forgotten American Dream by Benjamin Hunnicutt. The book examines the history of campaigns in the US – often successful – to introduce a shorter working day. Marszalek urges the labour movement to reconnect with this lost movement and abandon its “full-time, full employment” agenda. CLICK HERE TO READ THE PIECE.

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Reports of flesh-rotting drug krokodil popping up in Midwestern suburbs and NYC clubs

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[Time Published October 11, 2013 at 06:05AM]

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There have now been at least eight cases of the skin-rotting Russian drug krokodil reported in the US, according to medical professionals who spoke with The Verge, and at least three resulted in death.

Krokodil is the street name for the nasty, cheap concoction that is derived from cooking codeine with chemicals such as lighter fluid or gasoline, then injected into the skin. It’s up to 10 times as potent as morphine and lasts half as long, which makes it extremely addictive.

It was thought to be confined to Eastern Europe and Russia, where it has had devastating effects. However, it has shown up in the last year in two patients in Arizona, three deaths in Oklahoma, and three patients in Illinois, one of whom is in critical condition.

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Made in America: a look inside Motorola's Moto X factory (Maxim Bange shared items on The Old Reader (RSS))

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[Time Published September 11, 2013 at 04:48PM]

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The Moto X is a return to form for Motorola, and it represents the first device it has produced from start to finish as a Google company. But while the Moto X is a good smartphone in its own right, half of the story is Motorola's surprising decision to move its final assembly to the US. This, according to the company, is what enables it to offer a quick turnaround time and direct fulfillment for customized, built-to-order devices.

To accomplish this, Motorola partnered with Flextronics to refab a factory in Texas formerly used by Nokia. In a mere six months, the factory was completely updated and transformed to Motorola's specifications, which including the hiring of 2,500 workers to make it run. Motorola did not actually make a final...

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