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A rational response to the Ebola epidemic
October 27, 2014The panic surrounding the 2014 Ebola epidemic is more infectious than the virus itself; this is the time for forward-thinking activists to take a deep breath.
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Today in labor history: Birth of poet Dylan Thomas
October 27, 2014Some of Thomas's poems have entered the canon of poetry in the English language. His "Do not go gentle into that good night" has become almost a popular saying.
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Labor Secretary boosts unions, praises new models of organizing
October 27, 2014For Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, unions are responsible for creating and sustaining the middle class, and represent what's right with the U.S.
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Fed’s Yellen hits income inequality
October 27, 2014Even the head of the Fed now worries about the chasm of income inequality. But Janet Yellen, in a speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, took it one step beyond money.
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Workers’ Ed Society opens in St. Louis
October 27, 2014The St. Louis Workers' Education Society recently purchased its new headquarters - a historic, beautiful, 10,000 square-foot union hall located in south St. Louis City.
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