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Labor speaks out against Iraq war
October 11, 2002NEW YORK – Unions and their members are speaking out against war with Iraq while taking steps to form stronger ties with the peace movement. Michael Letwin, president of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, United...
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Sid Taylor: Life with a purpose
October 11, 2002Sid Taylor’s confidence in the working class was contagious. His warmth and enthusiasm, big smile and strong handshake let workers know immediately he was on their side. He would say, “If times are hard and you’re...
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Communism in Washington State: a new web resource
October 11, 2002The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at the University of Washington has launched a new web-based resource: “Communism in Washington State – History and Memory Project.”
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The rise and fall of Jim Crow
October 11, 2002“Wheel about, turn about Do jis so An’ ebery time I wheel about I jump Jim Crow!” This little ditty was expropriated from a Black performer in the South by Daddy Rice, a white entertainer, in...
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Community rallies to support Baraka
October 11, 2002NEWARK – Community leaders, artists and activists are rallying to block efforts to remove renowned poet, playwright and activist Amiri Baraka as New Jersey’s poet laureate. Gov. James McGreevey, after recently appointing him to the post,...
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