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Labor History on Labor Day: Trump tries to kill OT
August 31, 2018It says something about Trump that his Labor Department has spent the 80th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act trying to weaken it.
Read moreParental activism: Changing the narrative of the school-to-prison pipeline
August 29, 2018One step is to get more teachers of color into the classrooms.
Read moreThis week in history: Food Not Bombs volunteers arrested in San Francisco
August 29, 2018On September 2, 1993, 15 Food Not Bombs volunteers were arrested outside San Francisco City Hall.
Read moreRough and tumble in Virginia midterm elections
August 28, 2018As the Nov. 6 midterm elections approach, Virginia, with its eleven congressional seats, is seeing some interesting and important battles.
Read moreTop student loan official resigns, says Trump admin. serves financial companies
August 27, 2018“You have used the bureau to serve the wishes of the most powerful financial companies in America,” Frotman wrote in his resignation letter.
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