Politics
Today in women’s history: Long live Fannie Lou Hamer
October 6, 2017On this day 100 years ago, October 6, 1917, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Miss.
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Battle lines drawn over Confederate-named highway in northern Virginia
October 6, 2017The fight to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway is heating up.
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Progressive Caucus blasts Trump-GOP tax cut plan
October 5, 2017To stop the tax cut plan, “We have to buckle up and organize all over the country."
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In Wisconsin, will Foxconn “mouthwash” hide stench of “right to work?”
October 4, 2017Trade unions are constantly buffeted by financial power plays.
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Justices wrestle with mandatory arbitration vs. labor law
October 3, 2017When a company forces a worker into mandatory arbitration of everything from unsafe working conditions to unpaid overtime, does that trump the worker’s rights under federal labor law?
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