GE's Big Stand, Major Strike, Factory Disaster And More

April 25, 2013 Subscribe · Forward GE Takes Big Stand Against Gun Industry By Ernest Scheyder April 24 (Reuters) - General Electric Co discovered it was financing a small number of firearm purchases in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings - despite deciding five years ago to avoid the practice - and moved to stop future loans, the company said on Wednesday.  Continue reading... MORE Low-Wage Workers Go On Strike Spain Unemployment Hits Devastating Record High Factory Ignored Evacuation Before Deadly Collapse Big Change Coming To $100 Bill Workers Forced To Clock In At Building That Would Become Their Death Trap Apple Would Rather Go Into Debt Than Bring Home $100 Billion In Offshore Cash PHOTO: New Chili Cheese Fry-Stuffed Burrito Might Appeal To Stoners Workers Forced To Clock In At Building That Would Become Their Death Trap Workers Forced To Clock In At Building That Would Become Their Death Trap GE Takes Big Stand Against Gun Industry Seriously? Stripper Posts Picture Of Night's Huge Haul ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Huffington This Week: The View From West This is a story of breakdown. The deadly explosion was the end result of a staggering string of failures on the part of the regulatory agencies that exist explicitly to prevent such accidents. Continue reading... JARED BERNSTEIN Airport Sequester Watch: Live! You can't order up your government dysfunction with a side of efficiency. You're either on the we're-the-Tea-Party-and-we're-here-to-shut-things-down bus or you're off of it. Continue reading... FIONA CITKIN, PH.D. For Immigrant Women, the American Dream Is Alive and Well The European mass media overemphasize American materialistic pursuits and the bigger-the-better mentality. Yet, many successful American women immigrants know better than to be sucked in by this simplistic image. Continue reading... MICHELE WELDON If We Can Take Children to Work, Why Not Have a Stay at Home and Care For Elders Day? From waitress to CEO, the issue of childcare is messy, costly and crucial. Elder care is just as critical and worrisome Continue reading... PIERPAOLO BARBIERI For Argentina's Nationalized Oil 'Industry': A Year of Nothing Unlike true democracies, authoritarian leaders can never admit mistakes, lest they show their fallibility. That is why in spite of the facts, new commercials are being broadcast explaining the victories of YPF and its nationalization. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003