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Today in labor history: Martin Luther King, Jr. born
January 15, 2014In a 1965 speech, King stated, "The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress."
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“Negro Comrades of the Crown” should be required reading
January 15, 2014Horne focuses on the reactionary nature of U.S. slavery and racism, and demonstrates the vanguard role of African Americans in the struggle for freedom.
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New left-wing party forms in Mexico
January 15, 2014A new left-wing party led by former presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will soon appear on the ballot in Mexico.
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W. Va. spill occurred after repeated lack of oversight
January 14, 2014This month is a bitter anniversary for Charleston: Three years ago, experts with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board urged the state to create a new program to prevent toxic chemical spills
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First Energy: Locks out workers, blacks out customers
January 14, 2014It was just after sunrise only three days before Thanksgiving, that security guards clamped locks on the gates at FirstEnergy in central Pennsylvania, barring 150 workers from their jobs.
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