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Charleston, the Republican right, and the lessons of Martin Luther King
July 8, 2015Few people are claiming that there was anything random or mysterious about the brutal murder of nine innocent African American people in Charleston.
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Today in labor history: airline workers strike in 1966
July 8, 2015On this date in 1966, International Association of Machinists (IAM) members across the country employed by five airlines went on strike.
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Federal workers union sues government over data breach
July 8, 2015The cyber attack exposed confidential data, from medical records to Social Security numbers, of between four and 18 million workers.
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“15 and a Union, Someday,” a villanelle
July 7, 2015This poem is a villanelle, a form of poetry that traces its humble roots to the Italian countryside and peasants singing rounds during the harvest.
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Mayors hear biased view of California court decision vs. teacher tenure
July 7, 2015There is an answer to public education's poor performance: money; we will have to pay for it, just as we pay for a massive military budget.
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