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Catholic Bishops’ Labor Day declaration calls for just wages

September 1, 2017 By PAI

Just wages for workers was a top point the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops emphasized in their annual Labor Day statement.

The founding of the Communist Party in America

September 1, 2017 By Philip Bart And William Weinstone

War. Revolution. Mass strikes. Lynch terror. It was under these circumstances that the Communist Party was born.

St. Louis fast food workers push for vote to raise minimum wage

August 31, 2017 By Al Neal

"Crime that exists in our community today is in direct correlation to what's happening with low wages. Because people can't make it on $7.70 an hour."

Mainstream media underplays resistance to racism and Trumpism

August 31, 2017 By David Bacon

One racist quoted for each counterprotestor ignored the fact that there were at most a few dozen of one, and many thousands of the other.

Minneapolis activists aim to take over their city council

August 30, 2017 By Wayne Nealis

As the Labor Day holiday approaches, progressive candidates for Minneapolis city offices begin the last two months of campaigning in their effort to capture a majority on the 13-member city council and win the mayor’s office.