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Tennessee offers inmates shorter sentences if they submit to sterilization
July 31, 2017This is the latest in a historical pattern of medical experimentation often targeting poor, mentally ill people of color.
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Keystone State legislator ramps up single-payer health care struggle
July 31, 2017Pennsylvania state Rep. Pamela DiLissio says a system driven by insurance companies will never meet citizens’ needs. Only single-payer health care can.
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AFL-CIO Executive Council backs Medicare for All
July 31, 2017Endorsement of single-payer government-run health care marked a new phase in labor’s crusade to reform the U.S. health care system.
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Domestic workers share stories today on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
July 31, 2017Despite being integral to the nation, Black women continue to make only 63 cents to every dollar that white men make.
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This week in history: The murder of the IWW’s labor leader Frank Little
July 31, 2017Frank H. Little was an American labor leader who was lynched for his union and anti-war activities.
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