Opinion
McCain wins White House!
September 3, 2009A year ago on Labor Day, the nightmare scenario described in the headline above was still a real possibility. Labor and its allies went on to make sure that something quite different unfolded, but what if...
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I was there – Peekskill 1949
September 3, 2009On August 27, 1949, Paul Robeson was scheduled to sing at a concert sponsored by the music group People’s Artists at the Lakeland Acres Picnic Grounds, a few miles north of Peekskill, New York, about fifty...
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Peekskill remembered
September 2, 2009The concert scheduled for Aug. 27, 1949, in Peekskill, N.Y., was supposed to be routine. Though it had been organized by People's Artists, a brand new spin-off organization of the People's Songs formation that had launched...
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On the passing of two “lions”
August 30, 2009Two “lions” died last week. One was known, adored by millions, and a life-long Democrat. Born to a privileged life, he could have done anything, including choosing a life of relative leisure. Instead, he turned into...
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Letters – August 29, 2009
August 29, 2009General strike of 1934 Netroots National rallying symbol Town hall majority Calls to my senators!
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