The Hill News

This Labor Day, America is facing a dizzying array of problems, none more acute than the twin crises of how poorly we treat our workers and how appallingly we treat our planet.  In case anyone believes these issues are distinct and need to be addressed separately, let's remember some of this year's grisly headlines:

• "Massey Accident, Worst Since 1970, Claims 29 Miners"
• "Families bid farewell to 11 men killed in Gulf rig explosion"
• "5 workers killed in explosion at Middleton, Conn., power plant"

While the environmental and labor disasters at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine, the BP oil rig, and the Kleen Energy natural gas plant have topped the news, the everyday struggles of working people have continued unabated.

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