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This week in history: The Milwaukee 14 destroy 10,000 draft files
September 24, 201850 years ago today, the "Milwaukee 14" stole the draft files of some 10,000 young men soon to be sent to Vietnam.
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Anti-Trump movement can’t take seniors’ vote for granted
September 21, 2018Policy doesn't change unless there’s a mass movement to change it. Seniors are standing strong in that mass movement.
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Illinois AFL-CIO gets candidates to back “contract with the middle class”
September 21, 2018The Illinois State AFL-CIO has drafted a “Contract with the Middle Class,” pledging support for specific workers’ rights issues.
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DOJ limits ability of judges to dismiss deportation cases
September 20, 2018The fear of deportation among immigrant communities is rising rapidly as the Trump administration and DOJ escalate their zero-tolerance immigration policies.
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“Gasping for air”: Deputy recounts Laquan McDonald’s final moments
September 19, 2018The defense’s primary argument rests on the notion that McDonald posed a threat to Van Dyke and the public.
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