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New Mexican miners commemorate “Salt of the Earth”
March 26, 2014"Where is Anita Torrez?" growled the sheriff's deputy at the young pregnant woman sitting at a table stuffing envelopes inside the union hall's doorway.
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Today in women’s history: Civil rights leader and suffragist Ida B. Wells died
March 25, 2014Wells was an outstanding civil rights activist and journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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“America Needs A Raise” bus rolls into Maine
March 25, 2014A Center for American Progress report found that raising the minimum wage will not only benefit workers and the local economy, but also will reduce taxpayer costs.
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Cuban Americans talk about normalizing Cuba relations
March 25, 2014In a city known for its hostility toward Cuba's socialist government, Cuban Americans met March 15 to talk about normalizing U.S. relations with the island. It was a noteworthy development.
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Debt, climate change, immigration top student agenda
March 25, 2014College and graduate students from across the nation met at the 45th annual "Grassroots Legislative Conference," hosted by the United States Student Association, which has strong ties with the labor movement.
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