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Today in labor history: “Salt of the Earth” strike begins
October 17, 2013The film was written/directed/produced by members of the original "Hollywood Ten," who were blacklisted for their refusal to cooperate with the government witch hunts against communists.
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Author calls for fight to prevent extinction of the college prof
October 17, 2013Today only a few universities are faculty drive. Harvard and the University of Chicago are among them and are among the best institutions in America. So what happened?
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Cory Booker elected New Jersey’s first African-American U.S. senator
October 17, 2013Democrat Cory Booker defeated his tea party opponent Steve Lonegan and made history last night by becoming the state's first African American U.S. senator.
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Plutocratic push at the Supreme Court
October 17, 2013Watergate? If the Supreme Court ends all limits on what our super rich can throw into election campaigns, U.S. politics faces dangers more troubling than anything Richard Nixon ever created.
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Shutdown deal: The cloud around the silver lining
October 17, 2013The agreement to end the shutdown and suspend the debt ceiling is a political victory for President Obama and a defeat for the tea party.
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